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. 2023 Jun 30;31:100660. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100660

Table 2.

Correlations with immune fitness.

Overall
Men
Women
r p-value r p-value r p-value
CRP −0.157 0.106 0.092 0.624 −0.235 0.041
IL-1β −0.036 0.713 0.200 0.281 −0.131 0.258
IL-8 0.010 0.915 0.186 0.315 −0.060 0.607
IgA 0.086 0.373 0.178 0.337 0.044 0.703
Stress −0.216 0.025 −0.195 0.292 −0.217 0.058
Anxiety −0.314 <0.001 * −0.258 0.162 −0.337 0.003
Depression −0.205 0.033 −0.173 0.353 −0.241 0.035
Fatigue −0.327 <0.001 * −0.262 0.154 −0.356 0.001 *
Loneliness −0.250 0.009 −0.585 <0.001 * −0.109 0.344
Hostility −0.275 0.007 −0.417 0.030 −0.226 0.061
Optimism 0.169 0.081 0.129 0.490 0.193 0.092
Happiness 0.143 0.140 0.093 0.620 0.172 0.134
Being active 0.262 0.006 0.151 0.418 0.323 0.004
Mental resilience 0.399 <0.001 * 0.456 0.010 0.378 <0.001 *
Quality of life 0.444 <0.001 * 0.616 <0.001 * 0.376 <0.001 *

Spearman's correlations are presented. Significant correlations (p < 0.0011, two-tailed, after Bonferroni's correction for multiple comparisons) are indicated by *. No significant sex differences were observed. Abbreviations: CRP = c-reactive protein, IL = interleukin, IgA = Immunoglobulin A.