Research Article

Cytokines and Water Distribution in Anorexia Nervosa

Table 3

Correlations () between cytokine concentrations and water distribution variables in the whole sample.

ICWECWTBWECW/TBW ratio

Eotaxin0.030.080.06-0.04
Eotaxin-30.170.140.18-0.34
GM-CSF0.430.450.43-0.13
IFN-γ-0.34-0.35-0.360.25
IL-1α0.330.310.32-0.25
IL-1β0.060.100.040.34
IL-20.090.040.110.29
IL-40.380.430.40-0.01
IL-5-0.17-0.09-0.110.30
IL-6-0.36-0.34-0.370.32
IL-7-0.02-0.05-0.01-0.14
IL-8-0.05-0.04-0.050.02
IL-10-0.45-0.45-0.460.31
IL-12/IL-23p400.180.120.16-0.32
IL-12p70-0.02-0.05-0.02-0.02
IL-130.170.070.12-0.22
IL-15-0.33-0.30-0.320.23
IL-16-0.13-0.13-0.140.04
IL-17A0.04-0.040.01-0.29
IP-10-0.11-0.16-0.13-0.13
MIP-1α0.150.050.10-0.34
MIP-1β0.220.170.20-0.22
MCP-10.090.080.11-0.18
MCP-40.330.380.37-0.22
TARC-0.14-0.12-0.11-0.06
TNF-α0.030.020.04-0.09
TNF-β0.330.260.32-0.30

indicates . Abbreviations: GMCSF = granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; IFN-γ = interferon-γ; IL = interleukin; IP-10 = interferon γ-induced protein-10; MIP = macrophage inflammatory protein; MCP = monocyte chemoattractant protein; TARC = thymus and activation-regulated chemokine; TNF = tumor necrosis factor (TARC); ICW = intracellular water; ECW = extracellular water; TBW = total body water.