Table 2.

Correlation matrix of plasma cytokines with each other and with selected other plasma biomarkers in controls

	IL-6	IL-5	IFN-γ	TNF-α	IL-6R	LDL-C	HDL-C	Triglycerides	Cystatin C	Fibrinogen
IL-6
IL-5	0.10
IFN-γ	0.22	0.07
TNF-α	0.30	0.03	0.30
IL-6R	0.13	−0.01	0.02	0.21
LDL-C	−0.02	−0.06	0.02	0.12	0.09
HDL-C	−0.24	−0.09	−0.06	−0.14	−0.04	−0.04
Triglycerides	0.14	0.00	0.07	0.24	0.13	0.30	−0.51
Cystatin C	0.22	0.07	0.13	0.44	0.20	0.13	−0.13	0.22
Fibrinogen	0.30	0.01	0.04	0.26	0.10	0.19	−0.05	0.20	0.25
CRP	0.45	0.05	0.11	0.27	0.07	0.08	−0.18	0.23	0.25	0.46

Values shown are Spearman correlation coefficients.

CRP, C reactive protein; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IFN-γ, interferon-gamma; IL, interleukin; IL-6R, IL-6 receptor; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor-alpha.