Rural-urban differences in food insecurity and associated cognitive impairment among older adults: findings from a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Due to rapid urbanization, Covid-19 pandemic and increasing food prices, a higher rate of food insecurity has been observed in recent years in India. Thus, we aim to study the prevalence of food insecurity among older Indian adults and the association of food insecurity as a modifiable risk factor with late-life cognitive impairment.

Method

Data for this study were obtained from the recent release of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (2017-18). The total sample size for the study was 31,464 older adults aged 60 years and above. Cognitive functioning was measured through five broad domains (memory, orientation, arithmetic function, executive function, and object naming) adapted from the cognitive module of the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Descriptiv

SUBMITTER: Srivastava S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8985064 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature