Table 5 Nested multilevel regression of depression with tobacco consumption among middle aged and elderly Indian adults with various demographic, socio-economic, health related and behavioural determinants as per gender and age-group (Model-4) (*p value < 0.05)

1.28 (1.18–1.38)*

1.12 (1.01–1.24)*

1.19 (1.09–1.29)*

1.17 (0.97–1.40)

0.0968

0.0958

0.0961

0.0957

1.28 (1.15–1.42)*

1.08 (0.96–1.21)

1.17 (1.03–1.32)*

1.13 (0.92–1.38)

0.1009

0.997

0.1000

0.0997

1.30 (1.15–1.46)*

1.23 (1.01–1.50)*

1.24 (1.10–1.40)*

1.36 (0.81–2.26)

0.0938

0.0929

0.0934

0.0928

1.32 (1.17–1.48)*

1.12 (0.95–1.29)

1.24 (1.10–1.42)*

1.18 (0.90–1.56)

0.1057

0.1045

0.1051

0.1044

1.24 (1.11–1.38)*

1.11 (0.98–1.28)

1.15 (1.02–1.29)*

1.14 (0.89–1.46)

0.0940

0.932

0.934

0.0931