Diabetes and cognitive health in India: a nationally representative survey of adults aged 45 years and older.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Most research on the relationship between diabetes and cognitive health has used data from high-income countries. This study described this relationship in India, the world's most populous country.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of the baseline wave of the nationally representative Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, conducted from 2017 to 2019.

Setting

All 36 Indian states and union territories.

Participants

57 905 adults aged 45 years or older.

Main outcome measures

Scaled cognitive scores (mean of 0 and SD of 1) and cognitive impairment defined as a cognitive score 1.5 SD or below the age-matched and education-matched mean. Diabetes was defined as a self-report of a prior diabetes diagnosis made by a health professional or having a measure

SUBMITTER: Flood D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12278164 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature