Population
175 adults aged 60 years and above in a rural region of Ernakulam district, Kerala, India.
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
The overall prevalence of cognitive impairment was 27%, and never-married older adults had significantly higher odds of cognitive impairment compared to those who were ever married (AOR 23.809).
Authors
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May support cognitive screening in rural elderly; cross-sectional data leaves open causal roles of education and marital status.
Cross-Sectional (n=175)
No
Odds Ratio: 23.809 (95% CI 1.445–392.218)
Absolute Event Rate: 52% vs 16.8%
p-value: p=0.027
In a rural Indian population aged 60 and older, cognitive impairment is highly prevalent (27%) and strongly associated with lower educational attainment and being never-married.
Jeeje et al. (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in Cognitive impairment (n=175). Never married status vs. Married at least once was evaluated on Cognitive impairment (AOR 23.809, 95% CI 1.445-392.218, p=0.027). The overall prevalence of cognitive impairment was 27%, and never-married older adults had significantly higher odds of cognitive impairment compared to those who were ever married (AOR 23.809).