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Table 2 Correlations between cytokines, chronobiological, and sleep variables

From: The effect of sunlight exposure on interleukin-6 levels in depressive and non-depressive subjects

 

MSFsc

Average light exposure

Average sleep duration

PSQI score

 

Spearman

Spearman

Spearman

Spearman

 

( p value)

( p value)

( p value)

( p value)

IL-2*

0.063 (0.44)

-0.026 (0.75)

-0.040 (0.63)

-0.063 (0.44)

IL-4*

-0.030 (0.71)

0.0659 (0.43)

-0.039 (0.63)

-0.015 (0.86)

IL-6*

-0.177 (0.03)

0.256 (0.001)

-0.019 (0.82)

0.050 (0.54)

IL-10*

0.034 (0.68)

0.022 (0.79)

0.057 (0.48)

-0.060 (0.46)

TNF-α*

-0.071 (0.38)

0.076 (0.35)

-0.038 (0.64)

0.066 (0.42)

Interferon*

0.062 (0.44)

-0.011 (0.90)

-0.146 (0.07)

-0.022 (0.78)

  1. MSFsc = mid-sleep phase on work-free days sleep corrected; PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; IL = Interleukin. * Variables log transformed.