Table 2.
Spearman’s rank-order correlation coefficients and p values between kynurenine, kynurenic acid (KYNA), and cytokines
| Entire sample | Controls | SSD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kynurenine | KYNA | Kynurenine | KYNA | Kynurenine | KYNA | |
| IL-6 | .023 n.s. |
.050 n.s. |
.000 n.s. |
.073 n.s. |
.084 n.s. |
.088 n.s. |
| IL-10 |
.143
p = .043 |
.082 n.s. |
.122 n.s. |
.075 n.s. |
.198
p = .049 |
.157 n.s. |
| TNF-α | .164 p = .020 |
.108 n.s. |
.093 n.s. |
.027 n.s. |
.222
p = .027 |
.188 n.s. |
| IFN-γ |
.283
p < .001 |
.103 n.s. |
.292
p = .003 |
.150 n.s. |
.283
p = .005 |
.081 n.s. |
Nominally significant correlations are italicized. Significant correlations passing correction for multiple comparisons are in bold. n.s. = not significant (p > .05)
SSD schizophrenia spectrum disorder