Table 2. Association (regression coefficient, 95% confidence intervals) of ageism with depressive symptoms and loneliness among middle-aged and older queer men in India.

	Depressive symptoms			Loneliness
Predictor	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
Ageism	0.766 (-1.33, 1.67)	0.798 (-0.030, 1.625)	0.772 (-0.008, 1.552)	3.213** (0.92, 5.50)	2.984** (0.876, 5.093)	2.853** (0.903, 4.803)
Age		0.010 (-0.048, 0.067)	0.012 (-0.041, 0.065)		0.015 (-0.132, 0.161)	0.040 (-0.093, 0.173)
Sexual orientation
Bisexual		-2.343 (-5.418, 0.731)	-1.212 (-4.037, 1.613)		-3.493 (-11.331, 4.344)	-1.930 (-8.992, 5.132)
Gay		-2.591 (-5.337, 0.155)	-0.972 (-3.544, 1.599)		-5.925 (-12.924, 1.075)	-0.990 (-7.418, 5.438)
Relationship status
Partnered		0.175 (-1.152, 1.501)	-0.215 (-1.502, 1.073)		-1.193 (-4.575, 2.190)	-2.219 (-5.438, 0.999)
Educational level		-0.818 (-1.774, 0.138)	-0.655 (-1.580, 0.270)		0.411 (-2.023, 2.847)	1.356 (-0.957, 3.668)
Living arrangement
Urban		-2.153 (-4.989, 0.683)	-0.541(-3.131, 2.050)		-3.829 (-11.058, 3.401)	-0.524 (-7.001, 5.953)
Annual income		-1.292*** (-1.841, -0.742)	-0.968*** (-1.484, -0.450)		-3.981*** (-5.381, -2.580)	-3.070*** (-4.363, -1.776)
Participation in LGB events			-2.098** (-3.493, -0.702)			-6.922*** (-10.410, -3.434)
Optimism			-0.307*** (-0.453, -0.161)			-0.716*** (-1.081, -0.352)
Stress resilience			-0.337*** (-0.535, -0.138)			-0.682** (-1.178, -0.187)
Perceived social support			-0.041 (-0.240, 0.158)			0.131 (-0.367, 0.628)
N	200	200	188	200	200	188

* p<0.05,

** p<0.01,

*** p<0.001

Model 1: Unadjusted model

Model 2: Adjusted for age, sexual orientation, relationship status, educational attainment, living arrangement, and annual income

Model 3: Fully adjusted model (additionally adjusted for participation in LGB events, optimism, stress resilience, and perceived social support)