Table 2.
Cooling rate in each body temperature variable during recovery period.
Time to achieve Tre of 37.75°C | P | First 20 min of recovery period | P | ||
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Rectal tempeature (°C/min) | CON | 0.017 ± 0.002 | 0.082 | 0.010 ± 0.003 | 0.484 |
FAN | 0.021 ± 0.005 | 0.013 ± 0.004 | |||
Tympanic temperature (°C/min) | CON | 0.024 ± 0.010 | 0.001 | 0.044 ± 0.017 | 0.002 |
FAN | 0.037 ± 0.013* | 0.060 ± 0.014* | |||
Mean skin tempearture (°C/min) | CON | 0.061 ± 0.014 | 0.136 | 0.084 ± 0.033 | 0.013 |
FAN | 0.170 ± 0.193 | 0.128 ± 0.033* |
Values are means ± SD. CON, no-cooling condition; FAN, wearing fan cooling jacket; Tre, rectal temperature.
CON vs. FAN (P < 0.05).