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In a cross-sectional study, 2,351 adults (45% male and 55% female) from villages in the Kancheepuram district of South India were enrolled between 2013 and 2020. DM was defined as HbA1c &amp;gt;6.4%, undernutrition was defined as low body mass index (LBMI) &amp;lt;18.5 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, obesity was classified as BMI \u226525 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, HTN was reported as systolic pressure &amp;gt;130 mmHg, and LTBI was defined as positive (\u2265 0.35 international units\/ml) by QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube assay. A total of 1,226 individuals (52%) were positive for LTBI out of 2351 tested individuals. The prevalence of DM and pre-diabetes mellitus (PDM) was 21 and 35%, respectively, HTN was 15% in latent tuberculosis (LTB)-infected individuals. The association of DM [odds ratio (OR)]; adjusted odds ratio (aOR) (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.13\u20131.65; aOR = 1.19, 95% CI: 1.10\u20131.58), PDM (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.0\u20131.35), and HTN (OR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.11\u20131.62; aOR = 1.18, 95% CI: 1.0\u20131.56) poses as risk factors of LTBI progression to active TB. The prevalence of LBMI 9% (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.78\u20131.48) and obesity 42% (OR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.70\u20131.03) did not show any statistically significant association with LTB-infected individuals. 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