Funding for this research was provided by:
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Article History
Received: 23 October 2025
Accepted: 5 February 2026
First Online: 20 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for conducting the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) was guided by the Indian Council of Medical Research, which is in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The secondary data used for this study are freely available in the public domain. Hence, no third-party ethical clearance was sought for this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.