Dhankhar, Anushikha
Khobragade, Pranali
Chopra, Geeta
Banerjee, Joyita
Chien, Sandy
Petrosyan, Sarah
Anwar, Masroor
Sharma, Shweta
Dey, A. B.
Lee, Jinkook
Crimmins, Eileen
Hu, Peifeng
Dey, Sharmistha
Thyagarajan, Bharat
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020, R01 AG051125, UP-15-00684-AM020)
Article History
Received: 24 January 2025
Accepted: 14 October 2025
First Online: 14 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval was obtained from the Institute Ethics Committee of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, all collaborating medical institutions, and the University of Southern California (UP-15-00684-AM020). The Health Ministry Screening Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research provided administrative clearance to the LASI-DAD research study (2202–16741/F1). A written informed consent form was obtained from each respondent in the presence of a family member. A consent form was translated into the participant’s local language and consent was obtained with the participant’s signature or a thumbprint. For cognitively impaired participants, consent was obtained from a legal representative, authorized to sign on their behalf.
: The authors declare no competing interests.