THE INFLUENCE OF BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AND VAPOR PRESSURE ON INSENSIBLE WEIGHT LOSS IN NUDE RESTING MAN

摘要

To determine the dependency of human insensible weight loss on barometric and water vapor pressure, two nude subjects were exposed to barometric pressures of 4760, 506, and 253 mm Hg in combination with water vapor pressures of 6, 16, and 26 mm Hg.nUnder these conditions, using an orthogonal square design technique, it was found that total body weight loss in a sweatfree subject is inversely dependent on both water vapor pressure and barometric pressure.