TABLE 2.
Neuroendocrine correlates of circulating leukocyte subset distributions.
| WBC count (103 cells / µL) |
Lymphocytes (% WBC) |
Monocytes (% WBC) |
Neutrophils (% WBC) |
Neut / Lym ratioa |
Neut / Mono ratioa |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortisolb | 1.0 (0.9)c p = .3008 |
−16.1 (5.3) p = .0024 |
−2.9 (1.2) p = .0203 |
21.5 (5.7) p = .0002 |
0.42 (0.12) p = .0005 |
0.34 (0.09) p = .0004 |
| Epinephrineb | −30.7 (20.2) p = .1286 |
−59.0 (110.3) p = .5929 |
−31.3 (25.5) p = .2200 |
120.9 (119.4) p = .3111 |
1.45 (2.50) p = .5364 |
3.17 (2.00) p = .1122 |
| Norepinephrineb | 9.8 (5.4) p = .0697 |
−45.3 (29.4) p = .1238 |
0.9 (6.8) p = .8949 |
41.3 (31.8) p = .1943 |
1.13 (0.67) p = .0895 |
0.29 (0.53) p = .5913 |
a
Units = log10(ratio)
b
Units = g hormone / g creatinine
c
Partial regression coefficient point estimate (standard error) from multivariate analysis of each hematologic parameter as a function of cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine levels