Clinical and neuropsychological characterization of SuperAgers residing in Delhi and National Capital Region of India—A cross-sectional study

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Aging Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI:10.1002/agm2.12285

Ritika Batra, Deepa Anil Kumar, Abhijith Rao, Gauri Shanker Kaloiya, Maroof Ahmad Khan, Sujata Satapathy, Avinash Chakrawarty, Nidhi Soni, Pramod Kumar, Prasun Chatterjee

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Abstract

Introduction

SuperAgers (SA) are older adults who exhibit cognitive capacities comparable to individuals who are three or more decades younger than them. The current study aimed to identify the characteristics of Indian SA by categorizing 55 older adults into SA and Typical Older Adults (TOA) and comparing their performance with a group of 50 younger participants (YP) (aged 25–50).

Methods

A total of 105 participants were recruited after obtaining informed written consent. The cognitive abilities of the participants were assessed using Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)-IV^INDIA, Color Trails Test, Boston Naming Test (BNT), and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test.

Results

SA outperformed TOA in all cognitive assessments (P < 0.001) and surpassed YP in BNT and WAIS-IV. SA's delayed recall scores were notably higher (12.29 ± 1.51) than TOA (6.32 ± 1.44).

Conclusion

SA excelled in all cognitive domains demonstrating resilience to age-related cognitive decline. This study highlights Indian SuperAgers' exceptional cognitive prowess.

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居住在印度德里和国家首都地区的超级厌食症患者的临床和神经心理学特征--一项横断面研究

引言超级老年人（SuperAgers，SA）是指在认知能力上与比他们年轻三四十岁的人不相上下的老年人。本研究旨在通过将 55 名老年人分为 "SA "和 "典型老年人"（TOA），并将他们的表现与 50 名年轻参与者（YP）（25-50 岁）的表现进行比较，从而确定印度 "SA "的特征。方法在获得知情书面同意后，共招募了 105 名参与者。采用韦氏成人智力量表（WAIS）-IVINDIA、颜色轨迹测验、波士顿命名测验（BNT）和雷伊听觉言语学习测验对参与者的认知能力进行评估。结果在所有认知评估中，南澳大利亚人的成绩均优于东澳大利亚人（P <0.001），而在波士顿命名测验和 WAIS-IV 中，南澳大利亚人的成绩则超过了东澳大利亚人。SA的延迟回忆得分（12.29 ± 1.51）明显高于TOA（6.32 ± 1.44）。结论SA在所有认知领域都表现出色，显示出对年龄相关认知衰退的适应能力。这项研究凸显了印度 "超级成年人 "卓越的认知能力。

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