TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Inflammation and positive affect are associated with subjective health in women of the general population
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Andreasson, Anna Nixon
A1  - Szulkin, Robert
A1  - Undén, Anna-Lena
A1  - von Essen, Jan
A1  - Nilsson, Lars-Göran
A1  - Lekander, Mats
SP  - 311
EP  - 320
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - Poor subjective health has been associated with higher levels of inflammatory cytokines. We investigated whether such an association would apply to women of the general population. Levels of cytokines, affect and subjective health were assessed in 347 women of the general population aged 45 to 90 years. Higher levels of interleukin-6 were associated with poor subjective health, especially in participants over 65 years of age. Positive affect was a more robust determinant of subjective health than negative affect. The presence of low-grade inflammation and absence of positive affect, rather than presence of negative affect, may be important determinants of subjective health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105311435428
ID  - ref1
ER  -