Table 3.
Multilevel models examining within and between-person associations between stress and CRP .
| Variable | Perceived Stress | Major Life Events | Daily Interpersonal Stress | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b (SE) | 95% CI | b (SE) | 95% CI | b (SE) | 95% CI | |
| Intercept | −1.52 (0.16)*** | (−1.83, −1.22) | −1.51 (0.16)*** | (−1.83, −1.20) | −1.49 (0.16)*** | (−1.80, −1.18) |
| Age | 0.16 (0.02)*** | (0.12, 0.21) | 0.15 (0.03)*** | (0.10, 0.20) | 0.15 (0.03)*** | (0.10, 0.20) |
| Female | 0.19 (0.13) | (−0.05, 0.44) | 0.22 (0.12) | (−0.02, 0.46) | 0.20 (0.12) | (−0.04, 0.44) |
| Latino | 0.03 (0.15) | (−0.27, 0.33) | 0.06 (0.15) | (−0.24, 0.36) | 0.042 (0.15) | (−0.26, 0.34) |
| Asian | −0.62 (0.18)*** | (−0.97, −0.28) | −0.64 (0.18)*** | (−0.99, −0.29) | −0.60 (0.18)*** | (−0.96, −0.25) |
| Other | −0.06 (0.27) | (−0.58, 0.46) | −0.03 (0.27) | (−0.56, 0.50) | −0.05 (0.27) | (−0.57, 0.47) |
| Parent education | −0.17 (0.07)* | (−0.31, −0.03) | −0.16 (0.07)* | (−0.31, −0.02) | −0.16 (0.07)* | (−0.30, −0.015) |
| Waist circumference | 0.36 (0.11)*** | (0.15, 0.57) | 0.35 (0.11)*** | (0.4, 0.56) | 0.34 (0.11)** | (0.12, 0.56) |
| Smoking behavior | −0.01 (0.10) | (−0.22, 0.19) | −0.03 (0.11) | (−0.24, 0.18) | −0.03 (0.11) | (−0.24, 0.19) |
| Depressive symptoms | −0.02 (0.01)* | (−0.03 −0.001) | −0.003 (0.01) | (−0.02, 0.01) | 0.002 (0.01) | (−0.01, 0.02) |
| Concurrent stress | 0.47 (0.14)*** | (0.20, 0.74) | 0.03 (0.03) | (−0.03, 0.10) | −0.01 (0.01) | (−0.03, 0.01) |
| Average stress | −0.18 (0.19) | (−0.55, 0.18) | −0.07 (0.061) | (−0.19, 0.05) | −0.01 (0.02) | (−0.05, 0.03) |
| Age x average stress | 0.07 (0.05) | (−0.03, 0.16) | 0.014 (0.02) | (−0.02, 0.04) | 0.002 (0.01) | (−0.01, 0.01) |
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001. Gender was coded as 0 = male and 1 = female. Ethnicity was dummy coded with European-American as the reference group. Concurrent stress reflects time-varying stress measures at each wave that were entered at Level 1. Average stress reflects measures of stress averaged across waves and entered at Level 2.