Table 4. Association (regression coefficient, 95% confidence intervals) of fear of ageing 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 |
| Fear of ageing | 3.730*** (2.492, 4.968) | 3.221*** (2.002, 4.441) | 2.451*** (1.205, 3.697) | 9.815*** (6.645, 12.986) | 8.230*** (5.110, 11.350) | 7.556*** (4.515, 10.518) |
| Age | 0.001 (-0.053, 0.055) | 0.005 (-0.047, 0.057) | -0.003 (-0.142, 0.136) | 0.027 (-0.099, 0.154) | ||
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Bisexual | -1.755 (-4.665, 1.155) | -1.140 (-3.897, 1.618) | -2.280 (-9.726, 5.165) | -2.229 (-8.961, 4.503) | ||
| Gay | -2.117 (-4.708, 0.475) | -0.819 (-3.316, 1.677) | -4.638 (-11.268, 1.993) | -0.307 (-6.402, 5.789) | ||
| Relationship status | ||||||
| Partnered | 0.630 (-0.633, 1.893) | 0.135 (-1.131, 1.401) | -0.169 (-3.401, 3.063) | -1.385 (-4.476, 1.707) | ||
| Educational level | -0.812 (-1.720, 0.095) | -0.671 (-1.578, 0.236) | 0.344 (-1.978, 2.666) | 1.147 (-1.068, 3.362) | ||
| Living arrangement | ||||||
| Urban | -2.144 (-4.812, 0.524) | -0.779 (-3.293, 1.735) | -3.889 (-10.716, 2.938) | -1.355 (-7.494, 4.783) | ||
| Annual income | -1.777*** (-1.696, -0.658) | -0.905*** (-1.408, -0.403) | -3.684*** (-5.011, -2.357) | -2.862*** (-4.089, -1.635) | ||
| Participation in LGB events | -2.048** (-3.403, -0.694) | -6.905*** (-10.212, -3.598) | ||||
| Optimism | -0.216** (-0.365, -0.067) | -0.461* (-0.826, -0.098) | ||||
| Stress resilience | -0.318** (-0.511, -0.125) | -0.605* (-1.076, -0.133) | ||||
| Perceived social support | -0.024 (-0.219, 0.171) | 0.144 (-0.332, 0.619) | ||||
| Ageism | 0.318 (-0.479, 1.116) | 0.380 (-0.401, 1.160) | 1.802 (-0.238, 3.843) | 1.697 (-0.210, 3.603) | ||
| N | 202 | 197 | 185 | 202 | 197 | 185 |
* 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, annual income, and ageism
Model 3: Fully adjusted model (additionally adjusted for participation in LGB events, optimism, stress resilience, and perceived social support)