Table 3.
Unstandardized parameter estimates from GEE models of education, varieties of anger, and their interactions predicting inflammatory markers (N = 1,054)
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | B | p | B | p | B | p |
| Log-IL-6 | ||||||
| Education | -.008 | .042 | -.005 | .207 | -.003 | .349 |
| Trait Anger | .001 | .441 | -.001 | .505 | -.001 | .576 |
| Anger-In | .001 | .621 | .000 | .853 | -.001 | .780 |
| Anger-Out | .007 | .028 | .002 | .425 | .003 | .401 |
| Anger-Control | -.008 | .058 | -.006 | .117 | -.007 | .086 |
| Education × Trait Anger | -.001 | .057 | -.001 | .135 | -.001 | .156 |
| Education × Anger-In | -.001 | .185 | -.001 | .205 | -.001 | .345 |
| Education × Anger-Out | -.003 | .022 | -.002 | .053 | -.002 | .061 |
| Education × Anger-Control (M)a | .000 | .969 | -.002 | .336 | -.002 | .423 |
| Education × Anger-Control (W)a | .006 | .010 | .005 | .026 | .005 | .027 |
| Log-CRP | ||||||
| Education | -.015 | .012 | -.009 | .093 | -.007 | .206 |
| Trait Anger | .002 | .385 | -.002 | .417 | -.002 | .515 |
| Anger-In | -.002 | .593 | -.005 | .098 | -.005 | .087 |
| Anger-Out | .011 | .019 | .002 | .548 | .003 | .521 |
| Anger-Control | -.011 | .090 | -.009 | .118 | -.010 | .070 |
| Education × Trait Anger | -.002 | .061 | -.001 | .221 | -.001 | .268 |
| Education × Anger-In | -.002 | .195 | -.002 | .176 | -.001 | .334 |
| Education × Anger-Out | -.002 | .339 | .000 | .944 | .000 | .940 |
| Education × Anger-Control | -.001 | .792 | -.003 | .135 | -.003 | .131 |
| Fibrinogen | ||||||
| Education | -2.15 | .035 | -1.54 | .125 | -1.38 | .165 |
| Trait Anger | -.347 | .431 | -.669 | .126 | -.581 | .183 |
| Anger-In | -.875 | .144 | -1.27 | .031 | -1.19 | .040 |
| Anger-Out | -.001 | .998 | -.860 | .254 | -.767 | .318 |
| Anger-Control | -.220 | .848 | .151 | .890 | -.130 | .905 |
| Education × Trait Anger | -.421 | .016 | -.395 | .023 | -.376 | .029 |
| Education × Anger-In | -.356 | .128 | -.301 | .178 | -.252 | .250 |
| Education × Anger-Out | -.636 | .042 | -.599 | .054 | -.567 | .068 |
| Education × Anger-Control | -.081 | .851 | -.218 | .606 | -.216 | .606 |
Note.
a
This interaction was tested in gender-stratified models due to a significant 3-way interaction between gender, education, and anger-control predicting IL-6. Model 1 adjusted for age, race, gender, and education (education is a covariate in main effects models only). Model 2 included Model 1 and BMI, chronic health conditions, and medication usage. Model 3 included Model 2 and smoking status, alcohol consumption, and physical activity as an exploratory examination of health behavior pathways.