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. 2019 Nov 27;30(3):485–495. doi: 10.1111/sms.13593

Table 3.

Local skin temperature data

  Baseline 0 min 10 min 20 min 30 min 40 min 50 min 60 min
Tthigh (°C)   e, f d, e, f b, d, f a, f a, f c c
PBC 31.0 ± 1.07 15.3 ± 2.2 28.6 ± 0.8 30.2 ± 1.0 30.8 ± 1.0 31.1 ± 1.0 31.2 ± 1.0 31.4 ± 1.0
CWI 31.40 ± 0.7 14.8 ± 1.4 24.9 ± 0.9 27.8 ± 1.1 29.1 ± 1.1 29.8 ± 1.0 30.3 ± 1.0 30.6 ± 1.0
CON 31.3 ± 0.3 30.9 ± 0.1 31.5 ± 0.2 31.7 ± 0.3 31.8 ± 0.3 31.9 ± 0.2 32.0 ± 0.2 32.1 ± 0.1
Tshin (°C)   e, f d, e, f d, e, f b, d, f d, f d, f d, f
PBC 32.0 ± 0.9 14.4 ± 1.4 29.9 ± 0.6 31.3 ± 0.5 31.8 ± 0.4 32.0 ± 0.4 32.1 ± 0.5 32.1 ± 0.5
CWI 32.2 ± 0.7 15.2 ± 1.3 26.0 ± 0.9 28.5 ± 0.6 29.3 ± 0.5 29.8 ± 0.4 30.1 ± 0.4 30.2 ± 0.4
CON 32.1 ± 0.1 32.8 ± 0.3 33.0 ± 0.2 32.7 ± 0.1 32.4 ± 0.2 32.1 ± 0.1 31.8 ± 0.1 31.6 ± 0.2
Tneck (°C)   c, d, e c, e c        
PBC 33.8 ± 0.7 28.4 ± 1.4 32.9 ± 1.1 34.3 ± 1.3 34.6 ± 1.4 34.9 ± 1.6 35.2 ± 1.6 35.4 ± 1.5
CWI 33.6 ± 0.7 33.0 ± 0.9 32.7 ± 1.0 33.9 ± 1.3 34.5 ± 1.2 35.0 ± 1.0 35.3 ± 1.0 35.4 ± 1.0
CON 33.2 ± 0.2 34.5 ± 0.2 35.1 ± 0.4 35.5 ± 0.4 35.7 ± 0.4 35.8 ± 0.5 35.9 ± 0.4 36.0 ± 0.4
Tscapula (°C)   d, e, f e, f e, f a, b   a a
PBC 33.6 ± 1.0 24.7 ± 1.7 32.6 ± 1.1 34.5 ± 1.1 35.1 ± 0.8 35.7 ± 0.6 36.0 ± 0.5 36.1 ± 0.5
CWI 33.4 ± 0.9 32.5 ± 1.2 32.9 ± 1.1 35.0 ± 0.8 35.8 ± 0.6 36.1 ± 0.6 36.4 ± 0.4 36.6 ± 0.3
CON 34.2 ± 0.2 35.2 ± 0.3 35.9 ± 0.2 36.1 ± 0.2 36.2 ± 0.2 36.2 ± 0.2 36.3 ± 0.1 36.4 ± 0.2
Thand (°C)   d, e   c c   c  
PBC 32.3 ± 1.2 26.4 ± 1.0 31.4 ± 1.3 32.2 ± 1.2 32.0 ± 1.0 31.7 ± 1.0 31.4 ± 1.0 31.0 ± 1.0
CWI 32.0 ± 1.6 31.2 ± 1.9 30.9 ± 1.9 31.1 ± 1.5 31.0 ± 1.4 30.9 ± 1.4 30.7 ± 1.3 30.6 ± 1.2
CON 32.4 ± 0.3 31.2 ± 0.2 32.4 ± 0.1 32.7 ± 0.3 32.3 ± 0.4 32.1 ± 0.5 32.0 ± 0.7 31.5 ± 0.7

Values are means ± SD.

Abbreviations: CON, control; CWI, cold‐water immersion; PBC, partial‐body cryotherapy.

a

P < .05 between PBC and CWI.

b

P < .05 between PBC and CON.

c

P < 0.05 between CWI and CON.

d

P < 0.001 between PBC and CWI.

e

P < 0.001 between PBC and CON.

f

P < 0.001 between CWI and CON.