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  • Cognitive Reserve (CR) is the brain's resilience to aging and pathology, with existing estimates often from developed, homogenous populations.
  • CR research needs to encompass diverse socio-cultural contexts, like those found in India.
  • This study addresses this gap by measuring CR in rural and urban Indian aging populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure and estimate Cognitive Reserve (CR) in diverse Indian aging populations.
  • To identify key factors contributing to CR in rural and urban settings.
  • To develop a unified CR measure applicable across different Indian contexts.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized baseline data from two large aging cohorts (CBR-SANSCOG, rural; CBR-TLSA, urban) in India.
  • Assessed CR using years of education (YOE), job skill level (JSL), social network diversity (SND), and multilingualism (ML).
  • Employed a culturally adapted computerized neuropsychological battery (COGNITO) and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) for analysis.

Main Results:

  • Developed a unified CR measure: 0.079×YOE + 0.143×JSL + 0.025×SND + 0.192×ML.
  • Years of Education (YOE) and Multilingualism (ML) were the most significant contributors to CR.
  • Factor contributions were similar across both rural and urban cohorts.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides the first CR estimation in diverse, community-dwelling Indian populations, including multilingualism.
  • Years of education emerged as the most critical factor for CR in both rural and urban Indian cohorts.
  • Public policies promoting early educational attainment may be crucial for lowering dementia risk in India.