Associations between cohort derived dementia and COVID-19 serological diagnosis among older Black adults in rural South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigates the association between cohort derived dementia and serologically confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, an underexplored phenomena in low-and middle-income countries. Examining this relationship in a rural South African community setting offers insights applicable to broader healthcare contexts.

Methods

Data were collected from Black South Africans in the Mpumalanga province who participated in the Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa. Cohort derived dementia was developed using a predictive model for consensus-based dementia diagnosis. Multinomial logistic regression models estimated the association between predicted dementia probability in 2018 and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in 2021, controllin

SUBMITTER: Harriman NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10796535 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature