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Table 1 Absolute temperature values obtained from the different body ROIs (regions of interest) at the three measurement times in the three tests (20°, 30° and 40° knee flexion angle test)

From: Effect of saddle height on skin temperature measured in different days of cycling

ROI

Before cycling

Immediately after cycling

10 min after finishing cycling

Average ± SD

Reproducibility

Average ± SD

Reproducibility

Average ± SD

Reproducibility

20°

30°

40°

Typical error

ICC

20°

30°

40°

Typical error

ICC

20°

30°

40°

Typical error

ICC

Chest

32.8 ± 1.2

32.6 ± 0.9

32.6 ± 0.6

0.21

0.69

33.6 ± 0.8

33.2 ± 0.9

33.1 ± 1.2

0.22

0.63

32.6 ± 0.8

32.4 ± 1.1

32.5 ± 1.0

0.22

0.69

Abdomen

32.5 ± 1.5

32.3 ± 1.2

32.3 ± 0.9

0.28

0.8

32.2 ± 1.3

31.5 ± 1.4

31.5 ± 1.3

0.29

0.6

31.8 ± 1.2

31.5 ± 1.6

31.8 ± 1.3

0.31

0.75

Upper back

33.5 ± 1.0

33.4 ± 0.9

33.2 ± 0.7

0.19

0.71

33.6 ± 0.7

33.1 ± 1.1

33.1 ± 1.2

0.23

0.66

33.2 ± 0.9

33.2 ± 1.0

33.2 ± 0.9

0.22

0.73

Lower back

32.7 ± 1.4

32.5 ± 1.2

32.4 ± 0.8

0.25

0.7

33.4 ± 1.0

32.7 ± 2.0

32.5 ± 2.4

0.41

0.63

32.5 ± 1.3

32.3 ± 1.6

32.4 ± 1.5

0.34

0.79

Vastus lateralis

32.1 ± 1.0

31.3 ± 1.2

32.1 ± 1.0

0.21

0.44

32.5 ± 1.3

32.3 ± 1.6

32.2 ± 1.2

0.31

0.73

32.8 ± 1.0

32.9 ± 1.0

32.6 ± 0.6

0.19

0.6

Rectus femoris

31.7 ± 1.2

31.2 ± 1.3

31.3 ± 0.9

0.25

0.57

32.3 ± 1.3

32.2 ± 1.7

32.1 ± 1.2

0.32

0.69

32.7 ± 1.1

32.7 ± 1.0

32.4 ± 0.9

0.22

0.61

Abductor

31.8 ± 1.6

31.3 ± 1.4

31.6 ± 1.0

0.31

0.72

31.6 ± 1.6

31.7 ± 1.3

31.6 ± 1.0

0.31

0.66

32.1 ± 1.2

32.2 ± 1.1

32.0 ± 1.2

0.25

0.62

Vastus medialis

32.1 ± 1.3

31.6 ± 1.3

31.8 ± 0.8

0.26

0.65

32.9 ± 1.4

32.8 ± 1.5

32.7 ± 1.2

0.32

0.79

33.2 ± 1.0

33.2 ± 1.0

33.0 ± 0.8

0.21

0.74

Biceps femoris

32.1 ± 1.3

31.6 ± 1.3

31.8 ± 0.8

0.25

0.6

31.6 ± 1.0

31.2 ± 1.4

31.1 ± 1.0

0.25

0.64

32.3 ± 0.9

31.9 ± 1.1

31.9 ± 0.9

0.21

0.65

Semitendinosus

32.5 ± 1.3

31.9 ± 1.4

32.1 ± 0.8

0.27

0.66

32.0 ± 1.1

31.5 ± 1.5

31.4 ± 1.0

0.27

0.69

32.8 ± 0.9

32.4 ± 1.1

32.3 ± 0.8

0.22

0.68

Knee

30.9 ± 1.4

30.3 ± 1.8

30.4 ± 1.3

0.31

0.53

32.2 ± 2.0

31.6 ± 2.3

31.4 ± 2.3

0.53

0.85

32.1 ± 1.7

32.1 ± 1.8

31.8 ± 1.6

0.4

0.85

Popliteus

32.8 ± 1.1

32.3 ± 1.0

32.5 ± 0.7

0.2

0.63

32.2 ± 0.7*

31.9 ± 1.0

31.6 ± 0.7*

0.17

0.54

32.8 ± 0.8

32.7 ± 0.7

32.5 ± 0.6

0.15

0.61

Tibialis anterior

32.5 ± 1.2

32.0 ± 1.1

32.3 ± 0.8

0.2

0.62

31.5 ± 0.9

31.5 ± 1.1

31.1 ± 1.2

0.22

0.51

32.2 ± 0.7

32.4 ± 0.9

32.0 ± 0.8

0.17

0.62

Gastrocne-mius

32.5 ± 1.0

32.1 ± 0.9

32.2 ± 0.7

0.19

0.63

31.8 ± 0.9

31.6 ± 1.3

31.2 ± 1.0

0.25

0.7

32.6 ± 0.7

32.4 ± 0.9

32.1 ± 0.8

0.18

0.63

Ankle anterior

31.6 ± 1.2

30.9 ± 1.4

31.2 ± 0.8

0.24

0.5

32.1 ± 0.9

31.4 ± 2.0

31.3 ± 1.7

0.33

0.52

32.2 ± 0.8

31.9 ± 1.5

31.6 ± 1.2

0.26

0.65

Achilles

30.4 ± 1.4

29.6 ± 1.9

29.8 ± 1.0

0.31

0.5

31.1 ± 1.8

30.2 ± 2.3

29.9 ± 2.3

0.49

0.72

30.7 ± 1.5

30.0 ± 2.2

29.7 ± 1.9

0.43

0.71

  1. Typical error and Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated to determine the intraday reproducibility
  2. Statistical significant difference was observed in popliteus between the knee at 20° and 40° (p < 0.05) and it is indicated with italics letters and *