Table 2.
Bivariate correlations among primary study variables.
| CRP | IL-8 | IL-6 | TNF-α | Age | PDS | Sex | BMI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRP | - | |||||||
| IL-8 | −0.16 | - | ||||||
| IL-6 | 0.43** | −.019* | - | |||||
| TNF-α | −0.01 | 0.08 | 0.13 | - | ||||
| Age | 0.18* | −0.25** | 0.19* | −0.07 | - | |||
| PDS | 0.14 | −0.21** | 0.20* | −0.27** | 0.34** | - | ||
| Sex | 0.13 | −0.01 | 0.29** | −0.16* | 0.01 | 0.54** | - | |
| BMI | 0.54** | −0.14 | 0.38** | −0.08 | 0.12 | 0.18** | 0.10 | - |
Note: CRP = C-reactive protein; IL-8 = interleukin-8; IL-6 = interleukin-6; TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor-alpha; PDS = Pubertal Development Scale; BMI = Body Mass Index.
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001.