Age Classification Through the Evaluation of Circadian Rhythms of Wrist Temperature

摘要

Chronobiology is the scientific discipline that deals with the study of the biological rhythms and their underlying mechanisms. The alteration of biological rhythms, such as blood pressure or temperature begins to be considered as a good marker of certain diseases and senescence. Among the variables, the wrist skin temperature has proven to be a good marker of the circadian rhythms of the subject. In this paper we evaluate the wrist temperature of four groups of subjects with different age in order to gain some knowledge on the evolution of the circadian rhythms and its application to age classification.