Table 2.
Results of Regression Models examining Trait Characteristics as Predictors of Plasma Interleukin-6 and C Reactive Protein Levels with Standard Covariates entered in Step 1 and Psychological Traits entered into Step 2 of Separate Models (n = 855).
| Predictor | Transformed IL-6
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Transformed CRP
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | P Value | Adj R2 | Beta | P Value | Adj R2 | |
| Step 1 | .066 | .084 | ||||
| Gender | −.06 | .09 | .06 | .08 | ||
| Age | .03 | .47 | −.07 | .04 | ||
| Race | .13 | .001 | .05 | .15 | ||
| Education | −.11 | .002 | −.04 | .25 | ||
| Arthritis | .06 | .07 | .07 | .03 | ||
| Hypertension | .12 | .001 | .19 | .001 | ||
| Hormone use | ---- | ---- | .16 | .001 | ||
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| Step 2 of separate models | ||||||
| Hostile Cognitions1 | .07 | .05 | .070 | .11 | .002 | .094 |
| Hostile Affect1 | .06 | .06 | .070 | .07 | .03 | .089 |
| Hostile Behavior1 | .12 | .002 | .077 | .11 | .003 | .094 |
| MPQ - Negative Emotionality | .10 | .006 | .072 | .10 | .007 | .092 |
1
– Average standardized scores on the subscales of the Cook-Medley Hostility Scale and the Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire that measure cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions of hostility