Sex differences in thermal sensitivity and perception: Implications for behavioral and autonomic thermoregulation

Greenfield, Andrew M.; Alba, Billie K.; Giersch, Gabrielle E.W.; Seeley, Afton D.

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114126

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“… 15 Additionally, observational studies assessing differences in temperature perception between the sexes have identified a greater sensitivity to temperature extremes by female subjects thought to be due to autonomic differences. 16 , 17 …”

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Assessing the effect of the cost-of-living crisis on hot water bottle-related burns in the United Kingdom, a single-centre retrospective observational study

Sangha,

Baker,

Baldwin

et al. 2024

JPRAS Open

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Assessing the effect of the cost-of-living crisis on hot water bottle-related burns in the United Kingdom, a single-centre retrospective observational study

Sangha,

Baker,

Baldwin

et al. 2024

JPRAS Open

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“…Changes of MST and T core were usually the results of thermoregulation of the human body. 61 The thermoregulatory centre of the human body, the hypothalamus, was also of critical importance in sleeping regulation. 20,62,63 Consequently, the sleep might be associated with variations in MST and T core .…”

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Respiratory immunity responses and nocturnal sleeping quality alterations under thermoneutral environments: Does the siesta matter?

Liang,

Chen,

Zhu

et al. 2023

Indoor and Built Environment

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In order to explore the potential contributions of the siesta on nocturnal sleeping quality and respiratory immunity under thermoneutral environments, an experimental study was conducted under the thermoneutral environment. In this experiment, 20 subjects were recruited and divided into two groups, one of which had siesta while the other did not but acted as a control group. During the experiment at 25°C, the sleeping patterns, including the slow wave sleeping (SWS) duration, light sleeping (N1, N2 periods) duration, as well as the rapid eye movement (REM) duration, were recorded continuously. Meanwhile, the concentration of the salivary secretory immunoglobulin E (S-IgE), which acted as a biomarker of respiratory immunity, was also measured. Results showed that the mean skin temperature (MST) of the siesta group was 0.37°C lower than that of the control group. In addition, a slight increase (0.1°C) in core temperature was detected in the siesta group. Furthermore, results indicated that both the SWS and REM sleeping durations of the siesta group were reduced, while elevations were observed during the light sleeping duration. However, the subjective evaluation of the nocturnal sleeping quality of the siesta group was improved by 2.9 points. Finally, a higher S-IgE concentration was detected in the siesta group. This study revealed that the siesta might affect the nocturnal sleeping patterns; meanwhile, the changes in S-IgE might correspond to an improvement in respiratory immunity.

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“…Understanding the dynamic thermal sensitivity and its influencing factors can help to reveal thermal sensation and thermal comfort under spatially ununiform and temporally unsteady thermal exposures. 14,26,27 Until now, how the thermal sensitivity varies with time after stimulation is unknown. To fill this gap, this study aimed to explore the dynamic thermal sensitivity and its influencing factors.…”

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Evaluating the dynamic thermal sensitivities of human body with high-dense contacting thermal stimuli

Zhou,

Luo,

et al. 2023

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Existing research have explored thermal sensitivity under steady thermal conditions while how it changes with time is unknown. In this study, the arm and face were taken as examples to study dynamic characteristics of thermal sensitivity. The test spots were stimulated under thermally neutral ambient conditions to obtain skin temperature and thermal sensation at three levels (e.g. the micro-scale (1.54 cm2) spot, local body part and whole body) at intervals of 4 s. Results showed that in the first 4 s of stimuli, skin temperature change would reach 52% of the final variation. The overshooting rate of the arm thermal sensitivity was 1.6 and 1.8 times over the stable state for cooling and heating stimuli, and that of the face was 1.9 and 2.0 times. 95% of subjects on the arm and 85% on the face were more sensitive to cooling stimuli. The warmth sensitivities of different genders and body parts were shown to be significantly different, while the cold sensitivity of different body parts produced small differences. When stimulating one test spot, the ratio of thermal sensation at three levels was 15:4:1 on the arm and 16:3:1 on the face. These results can help to understand how the body responds to spatially ununiform and temporally unsteady thermal exposures.

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Sex differences in thermal sensitivity and perception: Implications for behavioral and autonomic thermoregulation

Cited by 28 publications

References 124 publications

Assessing the effect of the cost-of-living crisis on hot water bottle-related burns in the United Kingdom, a single-centre retrospective observational study

Assessing the effect of the cost-of-living crisis on hot water bottle-related burns in the United Kingdom, a single-centre retrospective observational study

Respiratory immunity responses and nocturnal sleeping quality alterations under thermoneutral environments: Does the siesta matter?

Evaluating the dynamic thermal sensitivities of human body with high-dense contacting thermal stimuli

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