Table 2.
Associations between Partners’ Observed Emotional Intensity and Proinflammatory Gene Expression
| Predictors | Primary Model | Leukocyte Redistribution | ||||
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| B | SE | p | B | SE | p | |
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| Intercept | −0.285 | 0.173 | 0.1133 | −0.430 | 0.192 | 0.0351 |
| CXCL8 | −0.007 | 0.132 | 0.9608 | −0.007 | 0.132 | 0.9606 |
| FOS | 0.016 | 0.132 | 0.9046 | 0.016 | 0.132 | 0.9041 |
| FOSB | −0.004 | 0.132 | 0.9780 | −0.004 | 0.132 | 0.9779 |
| FOSL2 | 0.048 | 0.132 | 0.7159 | 0.048 | 0.132 | 0.7145 |
| IL1B | 0.016 | 0.132 | 0.9017 | 0.016 | 0.132 | 0.9011 |
| JUN | 0.001 | 0.132 | 0.9944 | 0.001 | 0.132 | 0.9944 |
| JUNB | −0.014 | 0.132 | 0.9137 | −0.014 | 0.132 | 0.9133 |
| JUND | 0.022 | 0.132 | 0.8693 | 0.022 | 0.132 | 0.8686 |
| NFKB1 | −0.007 | 0.132 | 0.9601 | −0.007 | 0.132 | 0.9599 |
| NFKB2 | 0.004 | 0.132 | 0.9761 | 0.004 | 0.132 | 0.9760 |
| PTGS1 | 0.030 | 0.132 | 0.8208 | 0.030 | 0.132 | 0.8199 |
| PTGS2 | 0.013 | 0.132 | 0.9221 | 0.013 | 0.132 | 0.9217 |
| REL | 0.004 | 0.132 | 0.9760 | 0.004 | 0.132 | 0.9759 |
| RELA | 0.013 | 0.132 | 0.9224 | 0.013 | 0.132 | 0.9220 |
| RELB TNF (Reference) | 0.018 | 0.132 | 0.8927 | 0.018 | 0.132 | 0.8922 |
| Age | 0.006 | 0.004 | 0.1152 | 0.006 | 0.004 | 0.1529 |
| Female | 0.127 | 0.090 | 0.1578 | 0.119 | 0.092 | 0.1960 |
| Race/ethnicity | −0.240 | 0.155 | 0.1215 | −0.251 | 0.157 | 0.1114 |
| SAD | −0.034 | 0.013 | 0.0065 | −0.028 | 0.013 | 0.0335 |
| Comorbidities | 0.007 | 0.093 | 0.9421 | 0.056 | 0.096 | 0.5585 |
| Smoking | −0.053 | 0.099 | 0.5898 | −0.081 | 0.102 | 0.4260 |
| Alcohol | 0.013 | 0.011 | 0.2413 | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.2946 |
| Disclosure Order | −0.025 | 0.106 | 0.8154 | 0.012 | 0.112 | 0.9150 |
| Time (Baseline) | 0.444 | 0.144 | 0.0021 | 0.490 | 0.149 | 0.0010 |
| Time (Post +30–40 Min) | −0.019 | 0.141 | 0.8908 | 0.107 | 0.146 | 0.4666 |
| Time (Post +80–90 Min, Reference) | ||||||
| Leukocyte Redistribution | ||||||
| CD3D | 0.013 | 0.014 | 0.3565 | |||
| CD19 | 0.056 | 0.058 | 0.3395 | |||
| CD4 | 0.066 | 0.027 | 0.0142 | |||
| CD8A | 0.060 | 0.023 | 0.0088 | |||
| FCGR3A | 0.005 | 0.018 | 0.7815 | |||
| NCAM1 | 0.063 | 0.052 | 0.2261 | |||
| CD14 | −0.008 | 0.017 | 0.6143 | |||
| Behavioral Measures | ||||||
| Partner Emotional Intensity | 0.142 | 0.054 | 0.0089 | 0.141 | 0.055 | 0.0107 |
| Own Emotional Intensity | 0.080 | 0.045 | 0.0730 | 0.073 | 0.046 | 0.1132 |
| Couple Hostile Behavior | −0.002 | 0.002 | 0.2351 | −0.002 | 0.002 | 0.2599 |
| Partner Emotional Intensity * Time (Baseline) | −0.202 | 0.060 | 0.0008 | −0.226 | 0.062 | 0.0003 |
| Partner Emotional Intensity * Time (Post +30–40 Min) | −0.032 | 0.059 | 0.5882 | −0.077 | 0.061 | 0.2104 |
| Contrasts | ||||||
| Partner Emotional Intensity * Baseline vs. Post-task (Both Points) | 0.186 | 0.052 | 0.0004 | 0.188 | 0.053 | 0.0004 |
| Partner Emotional Intensity * Baseline vs. Post +30–40 Min | 0.170 | 0.060 | 0.0049 | 0.149 | 0.061 | 0.0144 |
| Partner Emotional Intensity * Baseline vs. Post +80–90 Min | 0.202 | 0.060 | 0.0008 | 0.226 | 0.062 | 0.0003 |
| Partner Emotional Intensity * Post +30–40 Min vs. Post +80–90 Min | 0.032 | 0.059 | 0.5882 | 0.077 | 0.061 | 0.2104 |