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Blood samples to determine IL-6 plasma concentration were collected; basic affect and thermal comfort, rectal and skin temperature (T<jats:sub>skin<\/jats:sub>) were assessed throughout the intervention.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Rectal temperature (T<jats:sub>rec<\/jats:sub>) did not differ between DH (end temperature 38.0\u2009\u00b1\u20090.4\u00a0\u00b0C) and HWI (37.9\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2\u00a0\u00b0C, P\u2009=\u20090.16), but was higher compared with CON (37.0\u2009\u00b1\u20090.3\u00a0\u00b0C; P\u2009\u2264\u20090.004). Plasma IL-6 concentration was similar after DH (pre to post: 0.8\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5 to 1.4\u2009\u00b1\u20091.5\u00a0pg\u00b7ml<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>) and HWI (0.5\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2 to 0.9\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6\u00a0pg\u00b7ml<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>; P\u2009=\u20090.46), but higher compared with CON (0.6\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5 to 0.6\u2009\u00b1\u20090.4\u00a0pg\u00b7ml<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>; P\u2009=\u20090.01). At the end of the intervention, basic affect and thermal comfort were most unfavourable during DH (Basic affect; DH:\u2009\u2212\u20090.7\u2009\u00b1\u20092.9, HWI: 0.8\u2009\u00b1\u20091.9, CON 1.9\u2009\u00b1\u20091.9, P\u2009\u2264\u20090.004; Thermal comfort; 2.6\u2009\u00b1\u20090.8, HWI: 1.4\u2009\u00b1\u20090.9 and CON: 0.2\u2009\u00b1\u20090.4; P\u2009\u2264\u20090.004). Mean T<jats:sub>skin<\/jats:sub> was highest for DH, followed by HWI, and lowest for CON (DH: 38.5\u2009\u00b1\u20091.3\u00a0\u00b0C, HWI: 36.2\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5\u00a0\u00b0C, CON: 31.6\u2009\u00b1\u20090.7\u00a0\u00b0C, P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The IL-6 response did not differ between DH and HWI when matched for the elevation in T<jats:sub>rec<\/jats:sub>. 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