Using thermal imaging, University of Utah researchers found women’s hands are colder than men’s. Specifically, their findings quantified that “women’s hands typically run 2.8 degrees Fahrenheit colder than men’s.”
The research is published in a December 2017 article in Medical Press Magazine. While Raynaud’s is mentioned, the findings are true for the general population, not just Raynaud’s sufferers. But it may help us understand some of the reasons why women are more likely to suffer from Raynaud’s than men.
The researchers identify differences in body size, composition and hormones as factors:
- Women have more body fat and le