Correlation matrix of plasma cytokines with each other and with selected other plasma biomarkers in controls
| IL-6 | IL-5 | IFN-γ | TNF-α | IL-6R | LDL-C | HDL-C | Triglycerides | Cystatin C | Fibrinogen | |
| IL-6 | ||||||||||
| IL-5 | 0.10 | |||||||||
| IFN-γ | 0.22 | 0.07 | ||||||||
| TNF-α | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0.30 | |||||||
| IL-6R | 0.13 | −0.01 | 0.02 | 0.21 | ||||||
| LDL-C | −0.02 | −0.06 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.09 | |||||
| HDL-C | −0.24 | −0.09 | −0.06 | −0.14 | −0.04 | −0.04 | ||||
| Triglycerides | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.30 | −0.51 | |||
| Cystatin C | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.44 | 0.20 | 0.13 | −0.13 | 0.22 | ||
| Fibrinogen | 0.30 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.19 | −0.05 | 0.20 | 0.25 | |
| CRP | 0.45 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.08 | −0.18 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.46 |
Values shown are Spearman correlation coefficients.
CRP, C reactive protein; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IFN-γ, interferon-gamma; IL, interleukin; IL-6R, IL-6 receptor; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor-alpha.