Fig. 1: Associations of the basal inflammation index (n = 2872), LPS-induced inflammation index-1 (n = 1147), and LPS-induced inflammation index-2 (n = 1229) with individual depressive symptoms during 9 years.
From: Basal and LPS-stimulated inflammatory markers and the course of individual symptoms of depression
Standardized beta coefficients with error bars representing standard errors of the predictive values of inflammatory indexes in relation to individual depressive symptoms over 9 years of follow-up. The red dots represent depressive symptoms that are assumed to be related to sickness behavior. The blue dots represent depressive symptoms that are not related to sickness behavior. Beta coefficients translates a “the amount of SD that particular symptom is elevated averaged over 9 years, for each increased SD of inflammatory marker”. Assessments conducted using linear mixed models with repeated measures, adjusting for gender, age, use of anti-inflammatory drugs, and sickness prior to interview.
