[Influence of body size on the electric current perception threshold].
Although the threshold for electric current perception is of great importance for safety considerations and safety regulations, important aspects remain unsolved, e.g. the role of age or body size. In the present study measurements of the perception threshold were performed in 790 persons aged between 18 and 82 years randomly selected from the general population. For the first time, the composition and size of the sample were selected such as to allow extrapolation to the general population. The results reveal not only statistically significant gender differences in the perception threshold but also statistically significant relationships between perception threshold and body size. The assumption that the differences in body size between men and women are responsible for the gender-specific difference in electric current perception threshold was not confirmed in this study.
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Institut für Biomedizinische Technik, Abteilung für Krankenhaustechnik, Technische Universität Graz.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001824:Body Constitution / Q000502:physiology*; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects*