Do E2 and P4 contribute to the explained variance in core temperature response for trained women during exertional heat stress when metabolic rates are very high?

Authors : Huixin Zheng, Claire E Badenhorst, Tze-Huan Lei, Ahmad Munir Che Muhamed, Yi-Hung Liao, Naoto Fujii, Narihiko Kondo, Toby Münde

Title of Publication : Do E2 and P4 contribute to the explained variance in core temperature response for trained women during exertional heat stress when metabolic rates are very high?

Journal Name : European Journal Of Applied Physiology

Quartile : Q2

Impact Factor : 3.346

Link : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-022-04996-2

Description :

Women remain underrepresented in the exercise thermoregulation literature despite their participation in leisure-time and occupational physical activity in heat-stressful environments continuing to increase. Here, we determined the relative contribution of the primary ovarian hormones (estrogen [E₂] and progesterone [P₄]) alongside other morphological (e.g., body mass), physiological (e.g., sweat rates), functional (e.g., aerobic fitness) and environmental (e.g., vapor pressure) factors in explaining the individual variation in core temperature responses for trained women working at very high metabolic rates, specifically peak core temperature (T_peak) and work output (mean power output).