Table 3.
Body temperature.
| Items | Sample | Before intervention | Intervention (week) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| On waking | NBIW | 36.12 (0.35) | 36.22 (0.32) | 36.23 (0.34)* | 36.24 (0.34)* | 36.29 (0.31)** |
| Control | 36.12 (0.3) | 36.13 (0.28) | 36.18 (0.29) | 36.24 (0.29)** | 36.22 (0.31)* | |
| 1 h after bathing | NBIW | 36.42 (0.33) | 36.47 (0.26) | 36.55 (0.23)** | 36.55 (0.23)* | 36.57 (0.25)* |
| Control | 36.45 (0.3) | 36.45 (0.44) | 36.51 (0.25) | 36.57 (0.28)* | 36.57 (0.25)* | |
| Before going to bed | NBIW | 36.29 (0.25) | 36.35 (0.28) | 36.42 (0.21)* | 36.39 (0.27) | 36.44 (0.27)* |
| Control | 36.23 (0.25) | 36.26 (0.29) | 36.32 (0.24)* | 36.38 (0.29)** | 36.37 (0.29)** | |
NBIW neutral bicarbonate ionized water.
NBIW: n = 25, Control: n = 27.
Values are shown as mean (SD).
Within-group comparison: Significant differences were found compared with before the intervention (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01: Wilcoxon signed rank test).
Between-group comparison: No significant differences were found compared with the control group (Wilcoxon rank sum test).