Table 1.

Characteristics of the sample (N = 103).

Characteristic	Mean ± SD or Number (Percent)
Age	17.19 ± 1.37
Caucasian	47 (45.7%)
East Asian	46 (44.7%)
Baseline chronic interpersonal stress (1–5)	2.36 ± 0.49
Baseline C-reactive protein (mg/L)	0.55 ± 0.69
Baseline interleukin-6 in serum (pg/ml)	0.61 ± 0.54
Baseline interleukin-6 production (pg/ml)	42,985 ± 15,546
Baseline glucocorticoid receptor–α mRNA (RQ)	3.58 + 1.82
Baseline glucocorticoid receptor–β mRNA (RQ)	3.51 + 1.71
Baseline nuclear factor-kappa B mRNA (RQ)	5.04 + 2.14
Baseline inhibitor of kappa B mRNA (RQ)	5.86 + 2.50
Daily cigarette smoker	3 (2.1%)
Oral contraceptive user	18 (17.3%)
Central adiposity (waist-hip ratio)	0.75 ± 0.05
Strenuous exercise per week (minutes)	123.05 ± 151.68
Beck Depression Inventory (0–63)	7.21 ± 6.32
Subjective Social Status (1–10)	6.73 ± 1.17