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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 5.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychopathol. 2017 Dec;29(5):1589ā€“1600. doi: 10.1017/S0954579417001250

Table 2.

Bivariate Associations between Observed Temperament and Immune Function and Cortisol Measures (17 months).

Observational Ratings
Innate immune markers Fear Anger/Frustration
TNF-alpha .30* .02
Interferon-gamma .28+ .11
IL-1b .26+ .12
IL-2 .22 .10
IL-4 .21 .07
IL-6 .24+ .07
IL-8 .20 .01
IL-10 .29* āˆ’.14
IL-12p70 .24+ .16
Neuroendocrine markers
Cortisol Reactivity (AUCi) .26* āˆ’.04

Note: IL= interleukin. AUCi =area under the curve with respect to increase. Nā€™s for cytokines range from 50 and 43; n for AUCi = 73 and 64;

*

p<.05;

+

p<.10.