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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2021 Jun 1;63(6):532–539. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002189

TABLE 5.

Association of Risk Factors and Elevated CBT Across Environmental Temperatures

All temperatures Maximum dry bulb temperature ≥ 35°C


n with elevated CBT/participant n (%) 35/507 (6.9%) 18/169 (10.7%)
Variable AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Male (female reference) 3.74 1.22–11.54 1.27 0.27–5.92
Age (y) 0.998 0.996–1.03 0.99 0.94–1.04
WBGT (°C) 1.22 1.08–1.38 1.42 1.10–1.83
Work rate (cpm) 1.004 1.002–1.006 1.005 1.002–1.009
BMI 1.11 1.10–1.29 1.17 1.02–1.33

BMI, body mass index; CBT, core body temperature; CI, confidence interval; WBGT, wet bulb globe temperature.