Table 5.
Evaluating the buffering model: Mean difference in log-CRP associated with emotional social support, chronic stress, and their interaction
| Unadjusted B (95% CI) |
Model 1 B (95% CI) |
Model 2 B (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Entire sample | |||
| High ESS (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.02 (−0.04, 0.07) | −0.01 (−0.06, 0.05) | −0.01 (−0.06, 0.05) |
| High recent stress (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.24 (0.15, 0.34)* | 0.10 (0.01, 0.19)* | 0.04 (−0.05, 0.12) |
| High ESS*High stress | −0.09 (−0.22, 0.05) | −0.06 (−0.20, 0.07) | −0.06 (−0.18, 0.06) |
| Men | |||
| High ESS (ref. Low/Moderate) | −0.03 (−0.10, 0.05) | −0.06 (−0.14, 0.02) | −0.04 (−0.11, 0.04) |
| High recent stress (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.15 (−0.01, 0.30) | 0.06 (−0.09, 0.21) | 0.02 (−0.11, 0.16) |
| High ESS*High stress | −0.05 (−0.26, 0.17) | −0.02 (−0.23, 0.19) | −0.03 (−0.23, 0.17) |
| Women | |||
| High ESS (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.10 (0.01, 0.19) | 0.05 (−0.04, 0.13) | 0.03 (−0.06, 0.11) |
| High stress (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.22 (0.10, 0.33)* | 0.12 (0.01, 0.24)* | 0.06 (−0.05, 0.17) |
| High ESS*High stress | −0.14 (−0.31, 0.04) | −0.12 (−0.29, 0.05) | −0.11 (−0.27, 0.05) |
| Men Age 45 – 64 | |||
| High ESS (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.01 (−0.10, 0.12) | −0.06 (−0.17, 0.05) | −0.05 (−0.15, 0.06) |
| High recent stress (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.13 (−0.05, 0.32) | 0.01 (−0.17, 0.19) | −0.01 (−0.17, 0.17) |
| High ESS*High stress | −0.09 (−0.35, 0.18) | −0.02 (−0.28, 0.25) | −0.05 (−0.29, 0.19) |
| Men, Age 65 – 84 | |||
| High ESS (ref. Low/Moderate) | −0.08 (−0.19, 0.03) | −0.05 (−0.16, 0.07) | −0.03 (−0.14, 0.08) |
| High recent stress (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.28 (0.01, 0.55)* | 0.19 (−0.09, 0.47) | 0.10 (−0.17, 0.36) |
| High ESS*High stress | −0.04 (−0.42, 0.33) | −0.07 (−0.45, 0.30) | −0.03 (−0.39, 0.32) |
| Women, Age 45 – 64 | |||
| High ESS (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.14 (0.03, 0.26)* | 0.05 (−0.07, 0.17) | 0.03 (−0.07, 0.14) |
| High recent stress (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.34 (0.18, 0.49)* | 0.25 (0.10, 0.40)* | 0.19 (0.05, 0.32)* |
| High ESS*High stress | −0.18 (−0.41, 0.06) | −0.15 (−0.38, 0.07) | −0.21 (−0.42, −0.01)* |
| Women, Age 65 – 84 | |||
| High ESS (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.05 (−0.08, 0.17) | 0.03 (−0.09, 0.16) | 0.03 (−0.09, 0.15) |
| High stress (ref. Low/Moderate) | 0.03 (−0.15, 0.21) | −0.05 (−0.24, 0.13) | −0.11 (−0.28, 0.06) |
| High ESS*High tress | −0.08 (−0.35, 0.19) | −0.06 (−0.33, 0.21) | 0.02 (−0.24, 0.27) |
*
p<0.05. Values of CRP have been log-transformed.
Model 1 adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, income, employment status, and marital status.
Model 2 adjusted for Model 1 plus smoking status, alcohol use, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, medication use, and recent infection.