Abstract
We assessed sex differences in the optimal thermal comfort environment for individuals using a climate chamber. experiment 1: 32 male and 21 female college-age subjects were given 120 minutes to select their preferred ambient ltemperatures. Experiment 2: 20 male and 21 female who participated in experiment 1 were exposed to the set temperature. Subjects were sedentary and clothed (0.4 clo). Skin, oral and rectal temperatures were recorded, and heart rate, blood pressure, thermal comfort and thermal sensations were also measured for the duration of the 1 and 2 experiment. Male and female subjects preferred almost same temperature, but they did a different temperature adjustment reaction.
