Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Effect of food insecurity on the cognitive problems among elderly in India Subject The topic of the resource ADL; Disability; IADL; India; Nutrition Description An account of the resource Background: Food Insecurity (FI) is a crucial social determinant of health, independent of other socioeconomic factors, as inadequate food resources create a threat to physical and mental health especially among older person. The present study explores the associations between FI and cognitive ability among the aged population in India. Methods: To measure the cognitive functioning we have used two proxies, word recall and computational problem. Descriptive analysis and multivariable logistic regression was used to understand the prevalence of word recall and computational problem by food security and some selected sociodemographic parameters. All the results were reported at 95% confidence interval. Results: We have used the data from the first wave of longitudinal ageing study of India (LASI), with a sample of 31,464 older persons 60 years and above. The study identified that 17 and 5% of the older population in India experiencing computational and word recall problem, respectively. It was found that respondents from food secure households were 14% less likely to have word recall problems [AOR:0.86, 95% CI:0.310.98], and 55% likely to have computational problems [AOR:0.45, 95% CI:0.290.70]. We also found poor cognitive functioning among those experiencing disability, severe ADL, and IADL. Further, factors such as age, education, marital status, working status, health related factors were the major contributors to the cognitive functioning in older adults. Conclusion: This study suggest that food insecurity is associated with a lower level of cognition among the elderly in India, which highlight the need of food policy and interventional strategies to address food insecurity, especially among the individuals belonging to lower wealth quintiles. Furthermore, increasing the coverage of food distribution may also help to decrease the burden of disease for the at most risk population. Also, there is a need for specific programs and policies that improve the availability of nutritious food among elderly. 2021, The Author(s). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kumar S.; Bansal A.; Shri N.; Nath N.J.; Dosaya D. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived BMC Geriatrics, Vol-21, No. 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available BioMed Central Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02689-7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02689-7</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121472795&amp;doi=10.1186%2Fs12877-021-02689-7&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=55870f4f9cf462806cb87fd9e6851041" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121472795&amp;doi=10.1186%2fs12877-021-02689-7&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=55870f4f9cf462806cb87fd9e6851041</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 14712318; PubMed ID: 34922495 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kumar S., International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi East, Mumbai, 400088, India; Bansal A., International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi East, Mumbai, 400088, India; Shri N., International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi East, Mumbai, 400088, India; Nath N.J., CHRIST (Deemed-to-be-University), Central Campus, Bengaluru, India; Dosaya D., Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India