Experimental study of thermal comfort on stab resistant body armor

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Table 4 Regression analysis between the objective factors (core temperature and mean skin temperature) and the subjective factor (thermal sensations)

Independent factor	Dependent factor	Pearson’s r	Adj. R-square	a	b	Sig.
Core temperature	Thermal perceptual	0.83934	0.69581	−68.39731	1.87487	<0.001
	Affective evaluation	0.76073	0.56631	−33.51452	0.92817	<0.001
	Personal thermal preference	−0.77505	0.58895	41.4161	−1.1398	<0.001
	Thermal tolerance	0.825	0.680	−32.37271	0.89264	<0.001
	RPE	0.81989	0.66257	−131.96799	3.58126	<0.001
Mean skin temperature	Thermal perceptual	0.43316	0.16374	−19.43357	0.61063	0.008
	Affective evaluation	0.36825	0.11019	−8.62831	0.28356	0.028
	Personal thermal preference	−0.67947	0.44585	20.59498	−0.63062	<0.001
	Thermal tolerance	0.33164	0.08381	−6.85004	0.22662	0.049
	RPE	0.32059	0.07639	−20.9071	0.95038	0.057