Table 3.
Comparison of the measured Tc and the corresponding model estimate relating to the major findings in study 1
| Ta = 22°C |
Ta = 40°C |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measures | Data | Model | Data | Model |
| max Tc, °C | 37.66 (0.31) | 37.74 (0.21) | 38.02 (0.33)† | 38.24 (0.31)† |
| ΔTc, °C | 0.15 (0.16) | 0.18 (0.11) | 0.30 (0.17)† | 0.26 (0.17)† |
| Heat-tolerant subjects (Ta = 40°C) |
Heat-intolerant subjects (Ta = 40°C) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of subjects | 46 (36 men, 10 women) | 14 (6 men, 8 women) | ||
| max Tc, °C | 37.94 (0.30) | 38.15 (0.28) | 38.28 (0.32)* | 38.53 (0.22)* |
| ΔTc, °C | 0.29 (0.16) | 0.23 (0.15) | 0.39 (0.21)* | 0.36 (0.17)* |
Entries indicate mean values with SD in parentheses. Ta, ambient temperature; ΔTc, difference between the maximum Tc (max Tc) and the Tc achieved after 1 h on the heat tolerance test (41).
*
P < 0.05, Wilcoxon rank sum test comparing heat-tolerant vs. heat-intolerant subjects.
†
P < 0.05, Wilcoxon signed-rank test comparing data (or model) values across the two different conditions.