2007, Piran, Slovenia

probability plot
99
95
80
60
40
20
5
1
0,5
WVT start
WVT end
SMRT start
SMRT end
36,5 37,0 37,5 38,0 38,5 39,0
Acute and chronic heat exposure
T re / °C
Figure 1: Probability plots for heart rates and rectal temperatures at the start and the end of
WVT and SMRT for subject 3.
analysis. The limit for heart rate never was exceeded. As for SMRT, no parameter in Table 3
showed a linear variation with time for any of the subjects. The starting values of HR and Tre
are lower in HTT compared to SMRT for all subjects due to the fact that the test started more
early in the morning. Figure 1 shows probability plots of rectal temperatures at the start and
the end of WVT and SMRT for subject 3. The data seem to have a normal distribution.
Table 3: Statistical data for heart rates and rectal temperatures at the beginning and at the
end of the HTT.
Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Subject 4
Number of HTT tests 11 9 11 7
HR at start
of HTT
/ min -1
HR at end
of HTT /
min -1
Increase of
HR
/ min -1
Tre at start
of HTT
/ °C
Tre at end
of HTT
/ °C
Increase of
Tre
/ °C
minimum
maximum
mean ± std.dev.
minimum
maximum
mean ± std.dev.
minimum
maximum
mean ± std.dev.
minimum
maximum
mean ± std.dev.
minimum
maximum
mean ± std.dev.
minimum
maximum
mean ± std.dev.
57
91
71.0 ± 10.7
100
133
112.6 ± 12.1
17
72
41.6 ± 17.6
36.81
37.20
37.01 ± 0.11
37.42
38.40
37.91 ± 0.24
0.29
1.49
0.90 ± 0.30
55
85
67.8 ± 13.5
125
172
147.4 ± 13.5
40
107
79.7 ± 19.1
36.59
37.42
36.96 ± 0.29
37.90
38.33
38.14 ± 0.14
0.48
1.65
1.17 ± 0.33
70
99
82.0 ± 9.4
110
163
137.2 ± 17.0
15
90
55.2 ± 20.7
36.72
37.35
37.05 ± 0.18
37.29
37.99
37.70 ± 0.22
0.40
0.88
0.65 ± 0.17
70
102
84.1 ± 11.2
128
145
137.4 ± 7.3
40
61
53.3 ± 6.8
37.08
37.78
37.43 ± 0.25
38.18
38.63
38.41 ± 0.16
0.70
1.55
0.98 ± 0.30
405