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Due to population aging, India is poised to experience a large increase in the burden of both dementia and vision impairment (VI). Prior studies from other settings suggest that VI may be a modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia. However, to date, no studies have examined the association of impaired visual acuity and cognition in India.Methods
A total of 3,784 participants in wave 1 of the population-based Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India underwent visual acuity testing and a cognitive test battery. Multivariable linear regression was used to model the cross-sectional associations of mild (<6/12-6/16), moderate (<6/18-6/60), and severe visual acuity impairment/blindness (<6/60) with cognitive perform"],"journal":["Neuroepidemiology"],"pubmed_title":["The Association of Cognitive and Visual Function in a Nationally Representative Study of Older Adults in India."],"pmcid":["PMC8095156"],"funding_grant_id":["U01 AG064948","RF1 AG055273","K23 EY027848","R01 AG051125"],"pubmed_authors":["Chien S","Ndukwe T","Ehrlich JR","Lee J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The Association of Cognitive and Visual Function in a Nationally Representative Study of Older Adults in India.","description":"Introduction
Due to population aging, India is poised to experience a large increase in the burden of both dementia and vision impairment (VI). Prior studies from other settings suggest that VI may be a modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia. However, to date, no studies have examined the association of impaired visual acuity and cognition in India.Methods
A total of 3,784 participants in wave 1 of the population-based Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India underwent visual acuity testing and a cognitive test battery. Multivariable linear regression was used to model the cross-sectional associations of mild (<6/12-6/16), moderate (<6/18-6/60), and severe visual acuity impairment/blindness (<6/60) with cognitive perform","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021","modification":"2025-04-04T10:16:02.003Z","creation":"2025-04-04T10:16:02.003Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8095156","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33626538"],"doi":["10.1159/000513813"]}}