[Does physical status influence the axillary temperature among junior high-school students?].
The relationship between physical status and axillary temperature was examined in 373 junior high-school students. Axillary temperature was measured with a mercury glass thermometer, twice a day (8:15, 15:45) for a week, 10 minutes taken for each measurement. In addition, body mass index (BMI) was calculated from weight and height. And the subjects were divided into two groups according to the mean value of BMI (19.20 [kg/m2]), i.e., the low BMI group (LB) and the high BMI group (HB). We then compared the axillary temperature between LB and HB. The temperature both in the morning and afternoon was significantly lower in the HB than in the LB (p < 0.01, p < 0.05). In conclusion, a high BMI was associated with a decrease in axillary temperature in junior high-school students.
Miyahara
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Department of Public Health, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine.
Kouda
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Tsuboi
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Togawa
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Nakamura
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Takeuchi
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D000293:Adolescent; D001365:Axilla / Q000502:physiology*; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001831:Body Temperature; D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans