Identifying the Optimal Heat Exposure Metric for Predicting the Physiological Response to Dry or Humid Heat Stress in Young and Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Study

Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Jan;132(1):17701. doi: 10.1289/EHP13733. Epub 2024 Jan 12.

Authors

Josh Foster^{1

2

3}, Zachary J McKenna^{1

2}, Whitey C Atkins^{1

2}, Caitlin P Jarrard^{1

4}, Craig G Crandall^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
³ Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
⁴ Applied Clinical Research Department, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Aged
Aging* / physiology
Heat Stress Disorders*
Heat-Shock Response / physiology
Hot Temperature
Humans
Humidity

Grants and funding

R01 AG069005/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States