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  • Title: The effects of two types of clothing on seasonal cold tolerance.
    Author: Li X, Tokura H, Midorikawa T.
    Journal: Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol; 1994; 69(6):498-501. PubMed ID: 7713069.
    Abstract:
    This study investigated the effects of two types of clothing, leaving legs covered or uncovered, on seasonal cold tolerance in women. Experiments were carried out to compare cold tolerance at an ambient temperature (Ta) of 10 degrees C in December between two groups of subjects, who wore either knee-length skirts (skirt group) or full-length trousers (trouser group) for 3 months from September to November. The main results are summarized as follows: rectal temperatures continued to fall for 40 min in the trouser group when the subjects were covered by a blanket, while it became stable in 30 min in the skirt group; rectal temperatures showed greater increases in the skirt group when the blanket was removed after 40 min exposure to Ta of 10 degrees C; metabolic heat production was kept significantly lower in the skirt group when uncovered or covered by a blanket at Ta of 10 degrees C; metabolic heat production was negatively correlated with mean skin temperature and was always higher in the trouser group when measured at the same mean skin temperature; in the uncovered condition diastolic blood pressure increased significantly in the trouser group but not in the skirt group. These results would suggest that the subjects who wore skirts for 3 months from September to November had improved their ability to tolerate the cold.
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