Research Article

Cytokines and Water Distribution in Anorexia Nervosa

Table 4

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

ICWECWTBWECW/TBW ratio

Eotaxin0.020.130.090.04
Eotaxin-3-0.11-0.14-0.10-0.28
GM-CSF0.380.390.36-0.13
IFN-γ-0.20-0.21-0.220.31
IL-1α0.260.200.22-0.28
IL-1β-0.05-0.05-0.110.40
IL-2-0.01-0.040.020.51
IL-40.360.440.390.07
IL-5-0.38-0.28-0.310.39
IL-6-0.23-0.23-0.260.25
IL-70.01-0.030.02-0.17
IL-8-0.26-0.28-0.280.09
IL-10-0.42-0.48-0.440.25
IL-12/IL-23p400.00-0.10-0.04-0.34
IL-12p700.120.050.10-0.08
IL-130.10-0.060.01-0.09
IL-15-0.20-0.11-0.150.25
IL-160.03-0.00-0.00-0.04
IL-17A0.180.040.13-0.37
IP-100.06-0.020.03-0.19
MIP-1α0.190.040.14-0.43
MIP-1β-0.01-0.09-0.06-0.26
MCP-1-0.09-0.10-0.06-0.11
MCP-40.300.440.36-0.02
TARC-0.14-0.12-0.13-0.03
TNF-α-0.02-0.05-0.01-0.16
TNF-β0.120.040.11-0.19

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.