Table 2.

Descriptive Inflammatory Profiles at Rest and 90-Minutes after Mental Stress by Sex. Values Reported are Geometric Mean Concentrations of IL-6, MCP-1, and MMP-9 (n=562).

	Women		Men
	N	Geometric Mean (95% CI)	N	Geometric Mean (95% CI)	p-value
IL-6, pg/mL
Rest	133	1.60 (1.43, 1.78)	429	1.40 (1.31, 1.48)	0.03
90-Minutes	133	2.03 (1.81, 2.27)	429	1.75 (1.64, 1.87)	0.03
MCP-1, pg/mL
Rest	133	138.0 (131.8, 144.4)	429	116.98 (114.0, 120.0)	<.0001
90-Minutes	133	143.2 (136.5, 150.3)	429	123.6 (120.3, 127.0)	<.0001
MMP-9, ng/mL
Rest	133	58.2 (52.3, 64.8)	429	64.4 (60.7, 68.4)	0.10
90-Minutes	133	60.4 (54.2, 67.2)	429	71.9 (67.8, 76.4)	0.01

Abbreviations: IL-6; interleukin-6; MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; MMP-9: matrix metallopeptidase 9.