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Using Retinal Imaging to Study Dementia
Published on: November 6, 2017
Prevalence of dementia in India: National and state estimates from a nationwide study
Jinkook Lee1,2, Erik Meijer1, Kenneth M Langa3,4,5
1Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Introduction:
Prior estimates of dementia prevalence in India were based on samples from selected communities, inadequately representing the national and state populations.
Methods:
From the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) we recruited a sample of adults ages 60+ and administered a rich battery of neuropsychological tests and an informant interview in 2018 through 2020. We obtained a clinical consensus rating of dementia status for a subsample (N = 2528), fitted a logistic model for dementia status on this subsample, and then imputed dementia status for all other LASI respondents aged 60+ (N = 28,949).
Results:
The estimated dementia prevalence for adults ages 60+ in India is 7.4%, with significant age and education gradients, sex and urban/rural differences, and cross-state variation.
Discussion:
An estimated 8.8 million Indians older than 60 years have dementia. The burden of dementia cases is unevenly distributed across states and subpopulations and may therefore require different levels of local planning and support.
Highlights:
The estimated dementia prevalence for adults ages 60+ in India is 7.4%. About 8.8 million Indians older than 60 years live with dementia. Dementia is more prevalent among females than males and in rural than urban areas. Significant cross-state variation exists in dementia prevalence.
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