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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 2.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Apr 16;62(4):314–320. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.10.016

Table 5.

Mean ± Standard Error Levels of Inflammatory Markers by Depression Status, Adjusted for Table 1 Variables, Stratified by Gender, Statin Use, and Obesity

Current Depression
n = 217
No Current Depression
n =767
p Value
Women (n = 183)
 Log CRP 1.7 ± .27 1.8 ± .24 .54
 Fibrinogen (mg/dL) 415 ± 18.2 403 ± 16.4 .46
 Log IL-6 1.1 ± .17 1.1 ± .16 .96
Men (n = 801)
 Log CRP .87 ± .13 1.1 ± .11 .07
 Fibrinogen (mg/dL) 398 ± 9.7 429 ± 7.8 .001
 Log IL-6 1.0 ± .07 1.2 ± .06 .002
Statin non-users (n = 352)
 Log CRP 1.8 ± .24 1.8 ± .21 .64
 Fibrinogen (mg/dL) 419 ± 17.9 433 ± 15.5 .36
 Log IL-6 1.1 ± .13 1.1 ± .11 .95
Statin users (n = 632)
 Log CRP 1.0 ± .20 1.3 ± .19 .12
 Fibrinogen (mg/dL) 388 ± 14.2 417 ± 13.2 .006
 Log IL-6 1.0 ± .11 1.3 ± .10 .0007
Obese (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) (n = 317)
 Log CRP 1.7 ± .23 1.7 ± .22 .99
 Fibrinogen (mg/dL) 429 ± 17.4 434 ± 16.2 .72
 Log IL-6 1.2 ± .13 1.2 ± .12 .82
Not obese (body mass index < 30 kg/m2) (n = 667)
 Log CRP 1.2 ± .20 1.5 ± .17 .04
 Fibrinogen (mg/dL) 390 ± 13.6 420 ± 11.9 .003
 Log IL-6 .94 ± .10 1.2 ± .09 .002