Table 2.
Key study variables
| Income | |
| Less than $15,000 | 11 (16.4%) |
| $15,000-$29,999 | 12 (17.9%) |
| $30,000-$49,999 | 7 (10.4%) |
| $50,000-$74,999 | 7 (10.4%) |
| $75,000-$99,999 | 12 (17.9%) |
| $100,000 and above | 18 (26.9%) |
| Education | |
| Less than 7th Grade | 0 (0%) |
| Junior High | 1 (1.5%) |
| Some High School | 5 (7.6%) |
| High School Graduate | 11 (16.7%) |
| Some College (2 year college/technical school) | 8 (12.1%) |
| Some College (4 year college) | 4 (6.1%) |
| Associate’s or Technical Degree | 2 (3.0%) |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 12 (18.2%) |
| Some Graduate School or More | 23 (34.8%) |
| Perceived SES | |
| Lower Class | 9 (13.4%) |
| Working Class | 11 (16.4%) |
| Lower Middle Class | 28 (41.8%) |
| Upper Middle Class | 19 (28.4%) |
| Higher Class | 0 (0%) |
| WIC Status1 | |
| Yes | 15 (22.7%) |
| No | 51 (77.3%) |
| Cumulative SES2 | |
| 0 | 10 (15.2%) |
| 1 | 13 (19.7%) |
| 2 | 4 (6.1%) |
| 3 | 7 (10.6%) |
| 4 | 32 (48.5%) |
| Repetitive Negative Thinking | 16.0 (11.5) |
| Presence of Meaning in Life | 28.8 (4.9) |
| Interleukin(IL)-63 | |
| Non-transformed | 0.565 (0.40) |
| Transformed | −0.379 (0.41) |
| Interleukin(IL)-43 | |
| Non-transformed | 0.015 (0.01) |
| Transformed | −1.94 (0.35) |
Note. Data are reported in Mean (SD) or n (%).
1
One woman was missing data regarding WIC status.
2
A cumulative SES index was calculated by summing the number of instances a participant reported above the median on income, education, and perceived social class as well as the absence of WIC support. One woman was missing data on cumulative SES.
3
Cytokine values determined to be Not a Number (NaN), otherwise known as below fit curve range, on both runs by the MSD software were excluded (n = 7 for IL-6; n = 1 for IL-4).
WIC = Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); SES = socioeconomic status.