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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2016 Jul-Aug;78(6):657–666. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000320

Table 2.

Age adjusted associations between participant characteristics and the distribution of T-cell phenotypes among 79 participants in the Detroit Neighborhood Health Study.

β (95% CI)

Log CD4 E:N Ratio Log CD8 E:N Ratio Log CD4:CD8 Ratio
Each 10-year increase in age 0.51 (0.08, 0.93)** 0.53 (0.29, 0.77)** −0.00 (−0.07, 0.06)
Gender
  Female −0.13 (−1.55, 1.28) −0.91 (−1.69, −0.13)** 0.15 (−0.05, 0.36)
  Male REF REF REF
Race
  Black 1.02 (−0.62, 2.66) 0.23 (−0.71, 1.17) −0.10 (−0.35, 0.14)
  Non-black REF REF REF
Education
  ≤High school −0.16 (−1.48, 1.16) 0.31 (−0.44, 1.06) −0.00 (−0.20, 0.19)
  >High school REF REF REF
Each $10K decrease in annual household income 0.37 (0.08, 0.66)** 0.15 (−0.02, 0.32)* −0.03 (−0.07, 0.02)
Medication usea
  Yes −0.47 (−1.92, 0.98) −0.36 (−1.21, 0.49) 0.04 (−0.17, 0.25)
  No REF REF REF
Lifetime history of mental health conditionb
  Yes −0.17 (−1.50, 1.15) −0.18 (−0.93, 0.57) −0.05 (−0.24, 0.15)
  No REF REF REF
Cigarette use in lifetime
  Yes 0.69 (−0.66, 2.03) 0.29 (−0.48, 1.06) −0.08 (−0.28, 0.12)
  No REF REF REF
CMV serostatus
  Seropositive 3.80 (2.46, 5.14)** 1.15 (0.28, 2.02)** −0.13 (−0.36, 0.11)
  Seronegative REF REF REF
Each 1 unit increase in CMV IgG antibody level 0.49 (0.31, 0.67)** 0.18 (0.07, 0.29)** −0.01 (−0.04, 0.02)

Abbreviations: CMV, cytomegalovirus; E:N ratio, ratio of end-stage non-proliferative effector cells (E; CCR7−CD45RA+CD27−CD28− or TEMRA) to naïve T-cells (N; CCR7+CD45RA+CD27+CD28+)

*

p value <0.10

**

p value <0.05

a

Medications included antimicrobial agents, cardiovascular-renal drugs, central nervous system medications, metabolic and nutrient agents, hormones and agents affecting hormonal mechanisms, immunologic agents, oncolytics, and drugs used for relief of pain.

b

Mental health conditions included generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.