Table 2.

Associations between chronic interpersonal stress at study entry and inflammatory parameters 6 months later.

	Serum CRP	Serum IL-6	Stimulated IL-6	GR-α	GR-β	NF-κB	IκB
Model A	−.04	−.11	.19#	.09	.21*	.26*	.20*
Model B	−.08	−.12	.22*	.13	.20*	.22*	.22*
Model C	−.07	−.10	.22*	.13	.21*	.22*	.21*

Note. Model A displays Pearson’s correlations between chronic interpersonal stress at study entry and each of the outcome variables six months later. In Model B the covariates age, race, oral contraceptives, socioeconomic status, central adiposity, and strenuous physical activity have been partialled out, as has the value of the outcome variable at the time of study entry. (In other words, all of the covariates have been “held constant” when estimating the correlation.) Models C is identical to Model B except that it also includes depressive symptoms at 6 months as a covariate. N = 103. Analyses have 88–101 degrees of freedom depending on analysis and outcome.

^*signifies p < .05

^#signifies p < .06