Table IV.

Inflammatory process indicators and personality traits

↑ IL-1	↑ Hypochondria ↑ Hysteria ↑ Depression ↑ Welsh’s anxiety [20]
↑ IL-6	↑ Neuroticism [37] ↓ Conscientiousness [37] ↓ Openness to experience [38] ↑ Impulsiveness [36]
↑ IL-10	↑ Hypochondria ↑ Hysteria ↑ Depression ↑ Welsh’s anxiety [20]
↑ IL-12	↑ Hypochondria ↑ Hysteria ↑ Depression ↑ Welsh’s anxiety [20]
↑ CRP	↑ Neuroticism [37] ↓ Conscientiousness [36] ↓ Openness to experience [39] ↑ Hostility [40] ↑ Impulsiveness [36] ↑ Anxious attitude in reality evaluation [43] ↓ Self-control [43]
↑ TNF-α	↑ Hostility [41, 42]