Table 4.
Correlations between cerebrospinal fluid IL-6 levels and biobehavioral assessment scores.
| Instrument | r | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Modified MDASI-BT (mean score-all items) | .56 | .0107* |
| Modified MDASI-BT (mean score-interference subscale) | .51 | .0209* |
| CMS (total score) | −.38 | .1008 |
| FACT-G (total score) | −.49 | .0869 |
| CESD-R (total score) | .34 | .1516 |
*Significant.
Abbreviations: MDASI-BT: MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Brain Tumor; CMS: Constructed Meaning Scale; FACT-G: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General; CESD-R: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised.