The nurse also used a small infrared thermometer to get a quick reading of my body temperature, which read 99 2°F instead of the normal temperature of 98 6°F, which was slightly concerning Human body temperature varies with health, gender, activity level, and age More recent measurements of the distribution of human body temperatures indicate that average human body temperature has declined over the last century 6 This has been attributed to either a lessening of inflammation and the consequent lowering of body temperature or to a more sedentary lifestyle
Variation and variability