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This study examined subjective (Thermal Sensation Vote, TSV) and objective (Predictive Mean Vote, PMV) comfort among TB patients, non-TB individuals with respiratory symptoms, and community controls in tropical households.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This research was designed as a comparative cross-sectional study conducted on a sample initially assembled for a case\u2013control study. We compared TB patients (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f78), non-TB individuals with respiratory symptoms (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f92), and non-respiratory individuals (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f97) recruited from six Puskesmas in Padang, Indonesia (September\u2013December 2024). Inclusion criteria were age \u226515\u202fyears having had a previous TB patient in the household but themselves not having been previously diagnosed with TB. Individuals who could not communicate effectively were excluded. Only one participant per household was included. During home visits, environmental parameters (room-air CO\u2082, humidity, temperature, air speed), body composition, clothing insulation, and thermal comfort indices (TSV, PMV) were assessed. TSV responses were grouped into the broad categories of \u201ccomfortable\u201d (slightly cool or neutral) and \u201ctoo warm\u201d (slightly warm or warm), and associations identified using logistic regression and expressed as odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The proportion reporting \u201ctoo warm\u201d exceeded 80% in community and symptomatic groups but was lower among TB patients (69%). Using logistic regression, higher temperature, lower humidity, modern style of house and attached house were all positively associated with feeling too warm. After adjustment for these factors, being a TB patient was associated with a reduced odds of reporting \u201ctoo warm\u201d [OR\u202f=\u202f0.27 (95% confidence interval: 0.10, 0.72)] compared with the community control group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>TB patients reported comfort even under warmer conditions in which most others felt too warm, suggesting altered thermal perception is linked to health status. Indoor climate should be integrated into TB care and housing programs, particularly in tropical settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1868280","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,24]],"date-time":"2026-06-24T05:45:29Z","timestamp":1782279929000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Thermal comfort in relation to housing and tuberculosis status among individuals aged \u226515\u202fyears in Padang, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Ringga Rahmi","family":"Prima","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University","place":["Songkhla, Thailand"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alan F.","family":"Geater","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of 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