The Influence of Ethnicity on Thermoregulation After Acute Cold Exposure Gregory S. Farnell, PhD, Katie E. Pierce, MA, Tiffany A. Collinsworth, MEd, Leigh K. Murray, PhD, Rob N. Demes, MA, Judi A. Juvancic- Heltzel, MA, Ellen L. Glickman, PhD, FACSM Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 238-244 (December 2008) DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-OR-138.1 Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Time×ethnicity interaction for rectal temperature during recovery (P=.008). *a, b, c, d, and e denote significant differences between groups at 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes, respectively, of the recovery phase of acute cold exposure. CAU indicates Caucasian; AA indicates African American. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 238-244DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-138.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Time×ethnicity interaction for skin temperature during recovery (P=.042). *a and b denote significant differences between groups at 60 and 90 minutes of the recovery phase of acute cold exposure. CAU indicates Caucasian; AA indicates African American. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 238-244DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-138.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Time×ethnicity interaction for Vo2 (P=.019). CAU indicates Caucasian; AA indicates African American. *a denotes significant differences between groups at 0 minutes of the recovery phase of acute cold exposure. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 238-244DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-138.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions