An elderly person may feel chilly in a room that a younger person would consider warm or even hot primarily because:

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Loss of muscle tissue affects the body's ability to produce heat. This is one reason why an elderly person might feel chilly in a room that a younger person would consider warm or even hot. Although these other options may be true in some or even most elderly people, they are not the primary cause of chilling.

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