Cross-sectional associations between inflammation, sickness behaviour, health anxiety and self-rated health in a Swedish primary care population

Karin Lodin; Mats Lekander; Predrag Petrovic; Gustav Nilsonne; Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf; Anna Andreasson

doi:10.1177/2058739219844357

Cross-sectional associations between inflammation, sickness behaviour, health anxiety and self-rated health in a Swedish primary care population

Karin Lodin, Mats Lekander, Predrag Petrovic, Gustav Nilsonne, Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf, Anna Andreasson^*

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Abstract

This study investigated associations between inflammatory markers, sickness behaviour, health anxiety and self-rated health in 311 consecutive primary care patients. Poor self-rated health was associated with high sickness behaviour (ρ = 0.28, P < 0.001; ρ = 0.42, P = 0.003) and high health anxiety (ρ = 0.31, P < 0.001; ρ = –0.32, P = 0.003). High levels of interleukin 6 were associated with poor self-rated health in men (ρ = 0.26, P = 0.009). Low levels of interleukin-6 were associated with poor self-rated health in women (ρ = –0.15, P = 0.04), but this association was non-significant when adjusted for health anxiety (ρ = –0.08, P = 0.31). These results are consistent with the theory that interoceptive processes draw on both inflammatory mediators and the state of sickness behaviour in inferring health state.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	European Journal of Inflammation
Volume	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2058739219844357
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019

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cytokine
health anxiety
inflammation
self-rated health
sickness behaviour

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