Exploring the Relationship between Balance and Cognition in Middle-Aged Individuals with Diabetes and Hypertension: A Cross-sectional Study
Sanjiv Kumar
Abstract:Background: Diabetes and hypertension are commonly occurring noncommunicable diseases across the world. India is known as the diabetes capital of the world since more than 62 million individuals are presently suffering from diabetes. The risk of dementia increases in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Similarly, in individuals with hypertension (HTN), there is an increased risk of balance impairment due to reduced sensory inputs from peripheral nerves to the CNS. This study has been taken up to ev… Show more
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