Table 4.
Spearman’s rho correlations between allostatic load individual markers and composite and other study variables in HIV+ African Americans
| Variable | Age | SES | EDI | Current CD4 | Nadir | CESD | CDRS | MIND Diet | IPAQ | PSQI | IADL | BADL | Global T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL Composite | −0.05 | −0.13 | −0.08 | −0.11 | −0.11 | 0.12 | −0.27* | −0.18 | −0.29** | −0.11 | 0.12 | 0.26* | −0.26* |
| Cortisol | 0.00 | −0.08 | −0.09 | −0.10 | −0.10 | −0.18 | 0.10 | −0.12 | 0.05 | −0.18 | −0.08 | 0.01 | −0.03 |
| DHEA | −0.14 | 0.19 | −0.05 | −0.14 | −0.01 | −0.07 | 0.13 | 0.26* | 0.23* | −0.13 | −0.04 | −0.05 | 0.04 |
| IL-6 | −0.09 | 0.08 | 0.02 | −0.06 | −0.20 | 0.15 | −0.16 | 0.03 | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.05 | 0.00 | −0.20 |
| TNF-alpha | −0.12 | −0.01 | 0.07 | −0.24* | −0.05 | −0.08 | −0.15 | −0.13 | −0.13 | −0.28* | −0.02 | 0.04 | −0.18 |
| CRP | −0.12 | −0.03 | −0.02 | −0.05 | 0.05 | 0.23* | −0.27* | 0.10 | −0.01 | −0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | −0.16 |
| Glucose | 0.05 | −0.12 | −0.09 | 0.21 | 0.17 | −0.06 | −0.17 | −0.09 | −0.16 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.12 | −0.12 |
| Total Cholesterol | −0.12 | 0.02 | 0.03 | −0.07 | −0.05 | 0.07 | −0.00 | −0.03 | −0.11 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.09 | −0.05 |
| HDL | −0.13 | 0.02 | −0.14 | 0.07 | −0.16 | −0.04 | 0.14 | −0.02 | −0.04 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Triglycerides | −0.02 | −0.05 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.07 | −0.01 | −0.04 | 0.01 | −0.13 | −0.10 | −0.01 | 0.23* | −0.07 |
| Albumin | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.02 | −0.07 | −0.07 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.05 | −0.27* | 0.03 | 0.01 | −0.02 | 0.00 |
| Systolic BP | 0.26* | 0.12 | 0.05 | −0.28* | −0.07 | −0.04 | −0.04 | 0.02 | −0.37** | −0.08 | 0.14 | 0.12 | −0.03 |
| Diastolic BP | 0.08 | 0.07 | −0.17 | −0.29* | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.00 | −0.11 | −0.33** | −0.05 | 0.13 | 0.18 | −0.02 |
| BMI | −0.03 | 0.19 | −0.07 | 0.27* | 0.20 | −0.01 | 0.02 | 0.17 | −0.07 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.16 |
Note. AL=allostatic load, DHEA=dehydroepiandrosterone, IL-6=interleukin 6, TNF-alpha=tumor necrosis factor-alpha, CRP=C-reactive protein, BP=blood pressure, BMI=body mass index, SES=socioeconomic status, EDI=estimated duration of infection, CESD=Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Score, CDRS=Connor Davidson Resilience Scale, IPAQ=International Physical Activity Questionnare, PSQI=Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, IADL=instrumental activities of daily living complaints, BADL=basic activities of daily living complaints, Global T=global cognitive functioning T-score.
N=81 for AL composite, 84 for AL individual blood markers, 81 for blood pressure, and 82 for BMI.
p<0.05
p<0.01.