Circulating Interleukin-6 (but Not Other Immune Mediators) Associates with Criteria for Fried’s Frailty among Very Old Adults
Table 2
Correlation analysis of the immune mediators with anthropometric and metabolic characteristics in a whole-group approach (n = 161).
Log-transformed scores
TNFα
IFNγ
IL-10
IL-6
IL-4
IL-2
BMI (kg.m−2)
0.116; 0.179
−0.051; 0.549
-0.065; 0.442
0.025; 0.774
0.141; 0.092
−0.035; 0.658
Body fat (%)
0.168; 0.051
−0.057; 0.503
0.070; 0.405
0.033; 0.702
0.078; 0.354
−0.036; 0.656
W-H ratio (cm)
0.137; 0.128
−0.058; 0.508
−0.157; 0.072
0.184; 0.038
0.152; 0.081
−0.051; 0.543
Glucose (mg/dL)
−0.067; .439
0.072; 0.390
−0.054; .519
−0.212; 0.012
−0.045; 0.593
0.066; 0.405
TC (mg.dl−1)
−0.043; 0.619
−0.118; 0.162
−0.080; 0.344
0.068; 0.427
−0.012; 0.888
−0.153; 0.053
HDL-c (mg.dl−1)
−0.115; 0.181
−0.047; 0.581
0.068; 0.421
−0.157; 0.066
−0.050; 0.556
−0.071; 0.371
LDL-c (mg.dl−1)
−0.024; 0.784
−0.063; 0.455
−0.072; 0.390
0.106; 0.215
0.009; 0.917
−0.132; 0.094
TG (mg.dl−1)
0.085; 0.323
−0.127; 0.130
−0.129; 0.124
0.073; 0.396
−0.016; 0.854
−0.075; 0.347
C-RP (mg.dl−1)
−0.008; 0.931
0.058; 0.510
0.096; 0.272
0.223; 0.011
0.024; 0.786
−0.035; 0.675
HbA1c (mg.dl−1)
0.029; 0.760
0.008; 0.925
−0.038; 0.650
−0.067; 0.432
0.026; 0.759
0.005; 0.905
AM (qty)
−0.031; 0.742
−0.051; 0.579
0.000; 0.997
-0.038; 0.687
-043; 0.640
0.010; 0.905
The Pearson correlation tests were used. Data are expressed in correlation index and significance level (r; P). The correlation is significant in the level of 0.05. AM = amount of medicines, BMI = body mass index, C-RP = C-reactive protein, HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin A1c, TC = total cholesterol, TG = triglycerides, and W-H = waist-to-hip.
