TABLE 3.
Individual probe measures of skin blood flux and cutaneous vascular conductance.
| Arm | Leg | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial 1 | Trial 2 | Trial 3 | p-value | Trial 1 | Trial 2 | Trial 3 | p-value | |
| Mean SkBF, p.u. | 25.5 ± 9.6 | 24.3 ± 9.2 | 23.2 ± 6.7 | 0.830 | 28.1 ± 9 | 28.1 ± 8.8 | 26.9 ± 9 | 0.819 |
| Probe 1, p.u. | 22.6 ± 17.1 | 22.5 ± 20.4 | 19.2 ± 10.9 | 0.860 | 23 ± 13 | 21.8 ± 12.6 | 18.8 ± 7.8 | 0.676 |
| Probe 2, p.u. | 16.1 ± 7.6 | 18 ± 9.8 | 18.9 ± 12.2 | 0.799 | 24.6 ± 13.3 | 24.1 ± 13.8 | 17.9 ± 7.3 | 0.351 |
| Probe 3, p.u. | 90.8 ± 43.8 | 77.9 ± 27.5 | 70.8 ± 19 | 0.342 | 99.9 ± 33.7 | 96.6 ± 26 | 99.6 ± 48.8 | 0.974 |
| Probe 4, p.u. | 15.6 ± 3.8 | 19.7 ± 7.9 | 17 ± 6.6 | 0.332 | 20.2 ± 11.8 | 21.7 ± 9.7 | 22.5 ± 12.8 | 0.887 |
| Probe 5, p.u. | 10.2 ± 2.4 | 9.3 ± 2.5 | 9 ± 2.2 | 0.432 | 8.9 ± 2.3 | 9 ± 2.2 | 8.9 ± 2.4 | 0.990 |
| Probe 6, p.u. | 13.9 ± 9.7 | 14.4 ± 14.3 | 18.2 ± 19.7 | 0.766 | 11.2 ± 6.4 | 13.4 ± 8.4 | 9.8 ± 7.6 | 0.525 |
| Probe 7, p.u. | 8.9 ± 5.3 | 8.4 ± 6.2 | 9.3 ± 7.1 | 0.947 | 9 ± 6.3 | 10.1 ± 6 | 10.7 ± 6.6 | 0.830 |
| Mean CVC, p.u.・mmHg-1 | 28.7 ± 9.3 | 28.5 ± 10 | 27.9 ± 7.1 | 0.811 | 32.9 ± 10.9 | 33.5 ± 12.4 | 32.6 ± 10.2 | 0.930 |
| Probe 1, p.u.・mmHg−1 | 24.8 ± 4.8 | 25.7 ± 6.2 | 22.7 ± 3.2 | 0.904 | 26.5 ± 4.4 | 25.5 ± 4.3 | 23.4 ± 3.5 | 0.858 |
| Probe 2, p.u.・mmHg−1 | 18.3 ± 2.5 | 20.9 ± 2.9 | 22.5 ± 3.8 | 0.636 | 29 ± 4.8 | 29.1 ± 5.5 | 22.1 ± 2.8 | 0.466 |
| Probe 3, p.u.・mmHg−1 | 102.1 ± 12.6 | 92.5 ± 10.8 | 87.1 ± 9.2 | 0.622 | 116.5 ± 11.8 | 115.4 ± 11.4 | 118.8 ± 14.1 | 0.981 |
| Probe 4, p.u.・mmHg−1 | 17.9 ± 1.6 | 22.8 ± 2.4 | 20.3 ± 2.1 | 0.250 | 23.1 ± 3.8 | 25.3 ± 3.4 | 26.8 ± 4.1 | 0.793 |
| Probe 5, p.u.・mmHg−1 | 12 ± 1.4 | 11.1 ± 1.1 | 11.1 ± 1.1 | 0.839 | 10.7 ± 1.2 | 10.8 ± 1 | 11 ± 1.2 | 0.980 |
| Probe 6, p.u.・mmHg−1 | 15.4 ± 3.1 | 16.8 ± 4.8 | 20.2 ± 5.8 | 0.762 | 13.2 ± 2.5 | 15.9 ± 3.1 | 12.6 ± 3.3 | 0.706 |
| Probe 7, p.u.・mmHg−1 | 10.3 ± 1.8 | 9.8 ± 2.1 | 11.2 ± 2.4 | 0.903 | 11 ± 2.6 | 12.4 ± 2.8 | 13.4 ± 2.7 | 0.823 |
Mean SkBF, the average skin blood flux value from all seven LDF probes from the device; p.u., perfusion units; Mean CVC, the average cutaneous vascular conductance value from all seven LDF probes; Probe 1, 2, 3, ..., 7, are the average from all 11 participants for each individual LDF probes are shown. Values are means ± SD. P, p-value of one-way repeated measures ANOVA.