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Microvascular changes, such as those induced by thermal stress, may influence baseline vascular conditions and potentially affect macrovascular responses during reactive hyperaemia. This study assesses the impact of skin blood flow on reactive hyperaemia and FMD. An initial FMD measurement was performed at each participant\u2019s natural skin temperature (iFMD). After a 20-minute rest, skin temperature was randomly clamped to either 27\u00a0\u00b0C (cFMD) or 35\u00a0\u00b0C (wFMD). Baseline measurements revealed significantly higher skin temperature (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.0001) and skin blood flow (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.027) in wFMD compared to iFMD, and significantly lower skin temperature in cFMD (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.0001). Retrograde shear rate was reduced in wFMD (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.04). Cold skin temperature significantly reduced peak blood flow (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.028), antegrade flow (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.028), and conductance (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.031). Peak values measured during reactive hyperaemia were similar between iFMD and wFMD, although skin blood flow was significantly higher in wFMD (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.004). Despite these physiological changes, all calculated FMD values remained consistent across the three skin temperature conditions. Therefore, while FMD calculations appear robust to modest variations in skin temperature, differences in absolute values \u2013 particularly those related to skin blood flow \u2013 can influence the interpretation of FMD measurements and should be considered when comparing results across varying thermal conditions.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphys.2026.1812189","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,17]],"date-time":"2026-06-17T04:43:55Z","timestamp":1781671435000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Do modest changes in skin temperature affect the measurement of micro- and macrovascular function?"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Eva-Lotte","family":"Schabbehard","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Division of Performance Physiology and Prevention, University of Innsbruck","place":["Innsbruck, Austria"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Franziska","family":"Riedl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Division of Performance Physiology and Prevention, University of Innsbruck","place":["Innsbruck, Austria"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jasmin Anna","family":"Kienzner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Division of Performance Physiology and Prevention, University of Innsbruck","place":["Innsbruck, Austria"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Justin S.","family":"Lawley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Division of Performance Physiology and Prevention, University of Innsbruck","place":["Innsbruck, Austria"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"56","DOI":"10.1016\/j.mvr.2013.04.005","article-title":"Effect of skin temperature on skin endothelial function assessment","volume":"88","author":"Abraham","year":"2013","journal-title":"Microvasc. 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