Table 2 p-values of blood flow 60 min after cooling at different temperatures and mean flow values before cooling and 60 min after cooling.

From: Evaluation of the optimal cooling temperature for the face measured by the tissue perfusion during hilotherapy using laser Doppler spectrophotometry

Females/deep

10 °C

15 °C

20 °C

25 °C

30 °C

− 30 min

60 min

Difference

10 °C

 

0.366

0.0502

0.332

0.4347

238.86

254.75

15.89

15 °C

0.366

 

0.2906

0.9473

0.9024

242.98

248.72

5.74

20 °C

0.0502

0.2906

 

0.3216

0.2392

264.78

252.38

− 12.4

25 °C

0.332

0.9473

0.3216

 

0.8504

245.75

249.6

3.85

30 °C

0.4347

0.9024

0.2392

0.8504

 

227.11

241.34

14.23

Males/deep

10 °C

15 °C

20 °C

25 °C

30 °C

 − 30 min

60 min

Difference

10 °C

 

0.899

0.2203

0.5454

0.7009

345.82

361.8

15.98

15 °C

0.899

 

0.2718

0.4644

0.6096

352.65

364.3

11.65

20 °C

0.2203

0.2718

 

0.0673

0.1076

345.21

350.3

5.09

25 °C

0.5454

0.4644

0.0673

 

0.8257

335.31

372.38

37.07

30 °C

0.7009

0.6096

0.1076

0.8257

 

331.82

357.81

25.99

Females/surface

10 °C

15 °C

20 °C

25 °C

30 °C

− 30 min

60 min

Difference

10 °C

 

0.6358

0.465

0.9551

0.4083

74.67

78.2

3.53

15 °C

0.6358

 

0.797

0.6766

0.1935

70.54

72.54

2

20 °C

0.465

0.797

 

0.4999

0.1197

89.28

79.62

 − 9.66

25 °C

0.9551

0.6766

0.4999

 

0.3773

82.54

81.58

 − 0.96

30 °C

0.4083

0.1935

0.1197

0.3773

 

70.97

82.8

11.83

Males/surface

10 °C

15 °C

20 °C

25 °C

30 °C

− 30 min

60 min

Difference

10 °C

 

0.2807

0.0221

0.8209

0.5934

121.74

136.81

15.07

15 °C

0.2807

 

0.2256

0.3944

0.5858

122.44

128.81

6.37

20 °C

0.0221

0.2256

 

0.0392

0.0791

122.81

119.62

− 3.19

25 °C

0.8209

0.3944

0.0392

 

0.7588

140.1

143.94

3.84

30 °C

0.5934

0.5858

0.0791

0.7588

 

117.96

130.86

12.9