Table 3. Pearson's r correlation between personality factors and plasma and CSF IL-6 levels (log).
Plasma IL-6 | CSF IL-6 | Neuroticism | Psychoticism | Extraversion | Nonconformity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neuroticism | −0.20 | −0.09 | 1 | 0.45** | 0.01 | 0.08 |
Psychoticism | −0.05 | −0.04 | 0.45** | 1 | 0.03 | −0.11 |
Extraversion | 0.48** | 0.25 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.18 |
Nonconformity | 0.14 | −0.10 | 0.08 | −0.11 | 0.18 | 1 |
Abbreviations: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; IL, interleukin. **P<0.0001.