Table 11.
Meta-Analysis of Immune Responses to Global Stress Appraisals in Healthy Participants
| Immune marker | k | N | r | SEr | 95% CI | p | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leukocyte subset count | |||||||
| T lymphocytes | 3 | 241 | −.15 | .09 | −.31, .03 | .10 | 3.15 |
| T-helper lymphocytes | 3 | 241 | −.14 | .10 | −.32, .06 | .18 | 3.80 |
| T-cytotoxic lymphocytes | 4 | 279 | −.02 | .09 | −.19, .15 | .80 | 5.09 |
| Naive T lymphocytes | 3 | 241 | −.09 | .11 | −.29, .12 | .41 | 4.29 |
| Natural killer cells | 3 | 205 | −.20 | .13 | −.42, .04 | .10 | 4.28 |
| Leukocyte subset percentage | |||||||
| T-helper lymphocytes | 3 | 143 | −.02 | .09 | −.19, .15 | .79 | 0.08 |
| T-cytotoxic lymphocytes | 3 | 143 | −.03 | .09 | −.23, .11 | .48 | 0.60 |
| Total immunoglobulin | |||||||
| Serum IgG | 4 | 332 | .02 | .10 | −.18, .20 | .87 | 7.51 |
| Natural killer cell function | |||||||
| Natural killer cell cytotoxicity | 4 | 151 | −.11 | .09 | −.27, .06 | .21 | 1.85 |
Note. CI = confidence interval; IgG = immunoglobulin G.