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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2017 Apr;79(3):293–305. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000406

Table 4.

Perceived Discrimination and Racial Identity Predicting Biomarker Factors Across Time

Baseline Phase
HPA Axis First Timepoint Inflammatory ANS HPA Axis Second Timepoint Inflammatory ANS
Cortisol, DHEAs sCRP, sNGF sAA Cortisol, DHEAs sCRP, sNGF sAA
Step1 Model r2     .12*** .01 .00 .12** .07+ .01
 Perceived Discrimination . 27* .09 .01 .27* .26* .04
 Racial Identity −.21*   .02 .06 −.20+   .00 −.05  
Step 2Model Δ r2 .10** .02 .09   .08** .01 .00
 Discrimination x Identity −.32**   .13 −.09   −.28** .10 −.06  
Event Phase
Mobilization Third Timepoint Inflammatory Recovery Mobilization Fourth Timepoint Inflammatory Recovery
Cortisol, sAA sCRP, sNGF DHEAs Cortisol, sAA sCRP, sNGF DHEAs
Step1 Model r2 .03 .06+ .01 .10* .10** .07*
 Perceived Discrimination .17 .25* .07 .27* .27* .18+
 Racial Identity .00 .01   −.09   .02   .19+ −.19+  
Step 2Model Δ r2 .01 .01       .11** .00   .06*   .07**
 Discrimination x Identity −.07   .09     −.33** −.03   .24* −.27**
Recovery Phase
Mobilization Fifth Timepoint Repair/Recovery Inflammatory Mobilization Sixth Timepoint Repair/Recovery Inflammatory
Cortisol, sAA DHEAs, sNGF sCRP Cortisol, sAA DHEAs, sNGF sCRP
Step1 Model r2 .02 .08* .11** .01 .11** .19***
 Perceived Discrimination .14 .19+ .21* .09 .27** .32**
 Racial Identity −.02   −.20+   .27* −.03 −.19+     .29**
Step 2Model Δ r2 .00   .03     .08** .00 .03     .09**
Discrimination x Identity −.04     −.16       .29** −.01 −.16       .30**

(N=85).

Coefficients are standardized regression weights.

***

p<.001,

**

p<.01,

*

p<.05, +p<.10.