Research Article

Correlations between Repeated Use of Dry Sauna for 4 x 10 Minutes, Physiological Parameters, Anthropometric Features, and Body Composition in Young Sedentary and Overweight Men: Health Implications

Table 4

Correlations between body composition parameters and blood pressure before sauna and physiological parameters after successive sauna sessions (values in bold are statistically significant).

ParametersOrder of entryHREnergy expend. [kcal]VO2EPOCRespiratory rateBlood pressure
minavgmaxmax – minavgmaxavgpeakavgmaxSBPDBP

TBW (Total Body Water) [L]10.140.070.02-0.080.080.190.110.030.040.120.080.220.03
20.220.03-0.12-0.230.29-0.04-0.22-0.08-0.030.010.040.170.04
30.210.370.33-0.000.530.120.040.090.290.080.110.270.18
40.290.260.09-0.270.530.01-0.090.200.230.230.250.230.11

Proteins [kg]10.150.090.03-0.090.110.210.120.050.050.140.100.250.06
20.220.05-0.10-0.220.30-0.02-0.21-0.07-0.010.020.050.190.06
30.210.370.330.010.540.130.050.100.300.080.120.290.19
40.290.280.11-0.260.550.02-0.090.220.250.240.260.240.12

Minerals [kg]10.080.02-0.02-0.070.060.140.07-0.040.020.050.040.16-0.02
20.170.02-0.10-0.190.30-0.02-0.21-0.090.010.000.080.130.02
30.200.380.25-0.040.520.10-0.020.110.260.080.080.230.14
40.310.220.06-0.310.49-0.03-0.120.160.170.180.200.200.07

SMM (Skeletal Muscle Mass)
[kg]
10.150.080.03-0.090.100.200.110.050.050.130.090.240.05
20.220.04-0.11-0.230.29-0.03-0.22-0.07-0.020.020.040.180.05
30.210.370.330.000.530.120.040.090.290.090.120.280.18
40.290.270.11-0.270.550.01-0.090.210.240.230.250.240.12

SBP (Systolic Blood Pressure) before sauna [mmHg]1-0.01-0.01-0.02-0.000.150.030.030.060.01-0.07-0.110.910.63
20.130.13-0.05-0.120.36-0.10-0.280.08-0.090.03-0.210.900.66
30.130.240.260.040.610.040.070.140.200.170.270.910.73
40.480.460.43-0.290.650.240.150.480.500.290.360.910.73

DBP (Diastolic Blood Pressure) before sauna [mmHg]1-0.080.010.100.150.110.040.140.130.120.030.040.840.82
20.100.13-0.05-0.100.32-0.05-0.230.09-0.040.09-0.170.800.85
30.130.230.260.040.480.100.080.190.200.200.280.770.81
40.360.420.36-0.200.580.220.130.470.500.340.420.840.79