Wearing long pants while working outdoors in the tropics does not yield higher body temperatures.

Conclusion: The additional exposed surface area available for heat exchange when wearing shorts is insufficient to elicit differences in thermoregulatory demands of outdoor employees under the assessed conditions. Implications: These results suggest the use of SHORTS or PANTS can be determined by occupational duty requirements rather than risk of heat-related illness during very-light to moderate workloads completed under warm and humid environmental conditions. PMID: 23379809 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research