Santhosh, Reshma https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7929-6897
Article History
Received: 29 August 2025
Accepted: 22 January 2026
First Online: 5 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study is based on secondary analysis of data from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI), Wave 1, which is publicly available through the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS). The LASI study received ethical approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and institutional review boards at collaborating institutions [ ].
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants by the LASI team prior to data collection. The dataset used for this study is de-identified and does not contain any personal identifiers.
: The authors declare no competing interests.