Table 1.

Correlations between cytokines and patient reported outcomes

IL-6TNF-αIL-15MCP-1MIP-1β
Fatigue0.28**0.32**0.31**0.29**0.32**
Anxiety0.050.12**0.12**0.060.10**
Depression0.19**0.25**0.21**0.19**0.21**
Physical Function§-0.38**-0.41**-0.37**-0.42**-0.42**
Role Physical§-0.29**-0.38**-0.32**-0.35**-0.34**
Bodily Pain§-0.24**-0.29**-0.28**-0.27**-0.30**
General Health§-0.37**-0.45**-0.37**-0.40**-0.38**
Vitality§-0.26**-0.34**-0.29**-0.29**-0.30**
Social Function§-0.20**-0.27**-0.27**-0.25**-0.25**
Role Emotional§-0.12**-0.24**-0.18**-0.16**-0.16**
Mental Health§-0.11**-0.20**-0.19**-0.15**-0.17**
Physical Component Summary score§-0.39**-0.43**-0.38**-0.42**-0.41**
Mental Component Summary score§-0.07-0.16**-0.15**-0.10**-0.11**
  • **Spearman correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). §From SF-36.