Table 2.

Vital signs measured before and after applying thermal stimulation.

Vital sign	Study A		Study B		$p$-value
	Before	After	Before	After	A and B
Systolic BP (mmHg)	$134\pm 18$	$131\pm 16$	$124\pm 13$	$125\pm 12$	$<0.01$
Body temperature (°C)	$35.7\pm 0.2$	$35.8\pm 0.2$	$36.3\pm 0.1$	36.4	$<0.001$
Pulse (BPM)	$70\pm 15$	$67\pm 9$	$72\pm 10$	$77\pm 19$	—

Note: All data were presented mean ± SD (standard deviation). $n=8$; BP = blood pressure, BPM = beats per min, $p$ = significance of Student’s $t$-test