Table 2.
Correlations with immune fitness.
| Overall |
Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.