Journal Article

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

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

2024

Overview

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). 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 , Color Trails Test, Boston Naming Test (BNT), and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. SA outperformed TOA in all cognitive assessments (  < 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). SA excelled in all cognitive domains demonstrating resilience to age-related cognitive decline. This study highlights Indian SuperAgers' exceptional cognitive prowess.

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc,John Wiley and Sons Inc,Wiley
• Subject: Age / Aging / Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / cognition / Cognitive ability / Connective tissue / Cross-sectional studies / Dementia / Developing countries / Diabetes / Education / episodic memory / Hypertension / Indian SuperAgers / LDCs / Memory / neuropsychological characterization / Neuropsychology / Older people / Original / Psychological aspects / Psychologists / Questionnaires / Socioeconomic factors / Socioeconomic status / White people / Young adults