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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016 Jan 12;66:195–204. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.01.008

Figure 3. Scatter plots of CoMIR with BMI and BDI-S.

Figure 3

Scatter plots show that cortisol-mediated inflammation regulation (CoMIR) values, calculated by Δ %mono TNF, were negatively associated with obesity, indicated by body mass index (BMI) (r= −.396, p= .018), and depressive mood, assessed by Beck Depression Inventory-Somatic subscale (BDI-S) (r= −.461, p= .005). These associations indicate that individuals with greater depressive mood or obesity are more likely to exhibit smaller CoMIR values which indicate decreased responsivity to GC in suppressing inflammation.