Table 5.
Comparison of single-point body temperature measurements between cognitively healthy and MCI participants.
| Mean (SD) | Mann–Whitney test | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature parameters | Condition | Healthy n = 54 | MCI n = 26 | U | z | p, one-tailed | r |
| Tsrib (°C) | Sitting | 34.3 (1.0) | 34.8 (1.2) | 867.5 | 1.70 | 0.045* | 0.19 |
| Walking | 34.3 (0.9) | 34.7 (1.1) | 879.0 | 1.82 | 0.035* | 0.20 | |
| Tsscapula (°C) | Sitting | 33.3 (1.0) | 33.5 (1.1) | 783.5 | 0.84 | 0.201 | 0.09 |
| Walking | 33.4 (1.0) | 33.5 (1.3) | 773.0 | 0.73 | 0.233 | 0.08 | |
Notes: for the temperature parameters, the median value during 10 min sitting and 8 min walking in the laboratory, respectively, was used for the analyses. Bold values indicate statistical significance or notable non-significant results with moderate to large effect size. p–p, peak-to-peak; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; SD, standard deviation; Tsrib, skin temperature at rib cage; Tsscapula, skin temperature at scapula; *p < 0.05, statistically significant; *p < 0.05, statistically significant.