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. 2023 Jul 30;15(15):3882. doi: 10.3390/cancers15153882

Table 3.

Associations of fluctuations in biomarkers of inflammation with sleep and physical activity among patients with gynecologic cancer treated with chemotherapy and noncancer controls.

Variable Moderate to Vigorous Activity
IL-10 IL-1β TNF-α TNFR1 TNFR2 CRP IL-6^ IL-1Ra^
Intercept 1.76 *** 1.84 *** 1.85 *** 1.72 *** 1.86 *** 1.90 *** 1.81 *** 1.75 ***
Group −0.46 *** −0.70 *** −0.73 *** −0.52 ** −0.68 *** −0.61 *** −0.57 *** −0.59 ***
Between-person variance in cytokine 2.91 × 10−3 −6.91 × 10−3 −8.71 × 10−3 5.26 × 10−4 −8.00 × 10−5 −0.03 0.04 7.88 × 10−3
Within-person variance in cytokine 2.46 × 10−3 −1.66 × 10−3 −1.77 × 10−3 −2.00 × 10−5 1.90 × 10−5 1.45 × 10−3 −0.01 0.02
Group × between-person variance in cytokine −5.37 × 10−3 0.04 0.01 −4.20 × 10−4 1.05 × 10−4 0.02 −0.02 0.02
Group × within-person variance in cytokine 7.24 × 10−3 * 7.34 × 10−3 −8.89 × 10−3 8.10 × 10−5 2.00 × 10−5 −7.70 × 10−3 −0.01 −0.04
Variable Light Activity
IL-10 IL-1β TNF-α TNFR1 TNFR2 CRP IL-6^ IL-1Ra^
Intercept 3.14 *** 3.19 *** 3.15 *** 2.79 *** 2.93 *** 3.20 *** 3.04 *** 3.05 ***
Group −0.75 *** −0.79 *** −0.48 −0.05 −0.20 −0.51 ** −0.50 *** −0.42 *
Between-person variance in cytokine −6.05 × 10−3 −0.03 −0.02 1.12 × 10−3 4.00 × 10−5 −0.05 −0.07 −0.04
Within-person variance in cytokine −6.55 × 10−3 −0.04 * −0.02 * −3.80 × 10−4 −1.10 × 10−4 −8.12 × 10−3 −0.08 * −0.03
Group × between-person variance in cytokine 0.01 0.09 5.36 × 10−3 −2.44 × 10−3 −2.50 × 10−4 0.03 0.06 −3.37 × 10−3
Group × within-person variance in cytokine 5.51 × 10−3 0.06 * 3.78 × 10−3 −1.16 × 10−3 −9.00 × 10−5 −0.04 0.06 −2.12 × 10−3
Variable Sedentary Time
IL-10 IL-1β TNF-α TNFR1 TNFR2 CRP IL-6^ IL-1Ra^
Intercept 10.86 *** 10.81 *** 10.55 *** 11.26 *** 11.02 *** 10.72 *** 10.99 *** 10.97 ***
Group 0.63 0.91 * 1.28 * 7.05 × 10−3 0.37 0.29 0.42 0.28
Between-person variance in cytokine −1.34 × 10−3 0.02 0.04 * −1.91 × 10−3 −7.00 × 10−5 0.06 0.06 6.91 × 10−4
Within-person variance in cytokine 0.01 * 0.05 6.83 × 10−3 1.13 × 10−3 1.17 × 10−4 −0.01 0.04 7.44 × 10−3
Group × between-person variance in cytokine −4.13 × 10−3 −0.12 −0.06 3.20 × 10−3 1.48 × 10−4 0.02 3.76 × 10−3 0.05
Group × within-person variance in cytokine 8.95 × 10−4 −0.02 2.26 × 10−4 −1.96 × 10−3 −6.60 × 10−4 0.09 * 0.05 0.15
Variable Wake after Sleep Onset
IL-10 IL-1β TNF-α TNFR1 TNFR2 CRP IL-6^ IL-1Ra^
Intercept 1.50 *** 1.46 *** 1.38 *** 1.42 *** 1.45 *** 1.35 *** 1.49 *** 1.50 ***
Group 0.49 ** 0.53 ** 0.59 ** 0.51 ** 0.42 0.51 *** 0.44 *** 0.68 ***
Between-person variance in cytokine −2.00 × 10−4 1.99 × 10−4 9.05 × 10−3 3.39 × 10−4 7.30 × 10−5 0.03 −8.63 × 10−3 −0.01
Within-person variance in cytokine −2.96 × 10−3 −1.22 × 10−3 −6.25 × 10−3 −4.10 × 10−4 −6.00 × 10−5 1.72 × 10−3 −0.01 −0.05
Group × between-person variance in cytokine −2.88 × 10−3 −0.03 −0.01 −5.30 × 10−4 −9.88 × 10−6 −0.03 −0.14 −0.12
Group × within-person variance in cytokine −1.88 × 10−3 0.03 8.23 × 10−3 4.00 × 10−5 1.35 × 10−4 −1.04 × 10−3 0.04 −0.01
Variable Sleep Efficiency
IL-10 IL-1β TNF-α TNFR1 TNFR2 CRP IL-6^ IL-1Ra^
Intercept 0.80 *** 0.80 *** 0.82 *** 0.81 *** 0.81 *** 0.84 *** 0.81 *** 0.81 ***
Group −0.04 * −0.03 −0.05 * −0.03 −0.03 −0.04 * −0.04 ** −0.08 ***
Between-person variance in cytokine 4.70 × 10−4 1.03 × 10−3 −1.34 × 10−3 −2.00 × 10−5 −2.00 × 10−5 −4.96 × 10−3 3.93 × 10−3 −1.02 × 10−3
Within-person variance in cytokine −5.20 × 10−4 −3.78 × 10−3 −1.92 × 10−3 * 9.00 × 10−5 1.90 × 10−5 −1.97 × 10−3 −7.81 × 10−3 −2.32 × 10−3
Group × between-person variance in cytokine 2.04 × 10−4 9.06 × 10−4 1.53 × 10−3 7.50 × 10−6 1.54 × 10−6 3.90 × 10−3 9.58 × 10−3 0.02 *
Group × within-person variance in cytokine 8.70 × 10−4 3.99 × 10−3 5.50 × 10−4 −1.40 × 10−4 −3.00 × 10−5 3.41 × 10−3 5.32 × 10−3 0.01

Analyses controlled for age, education, comorbidities, and menopausal status. IL-6^ and IL-1Ra^ were natural log-transformed. *** = p < 0.001; ** = p < 0.01; * = p < 0.05.