Table 3 Findings from structural equation models on the association between domains of financial hardship and inflammation (N = 863)

Domain of Financial Hardship and IL6

 Material domain

0.43 (0.11) ^***

[0.25, 0.62]

0.38 (0.11) ^***

[0.20, 0.56]

0.46 (0.21) ^*

[0.11, 0.81]

 Psychosocial domain

-0.22 (0.12) ^†

[-0.41, -0.03]

-0.19 (0.04) ^†

[-0.36, -0.01]

-0.21 (0.14)

[-0.43, -0.02]

 Behavioral domain

0.19 (0.11) ^†

[0.01, 0.36]

0.14 (0.11)

[0.04, 0.31]

-0.12 (0.11)

[0.06, 0.31]

 Age

0.49 (0.04) ^***

[0.42, 0.56]

0.47 (0.04) ^***

[0.41, 0.53]

0.48 (0.04) ^***

[0.41, 0.55]

 Sex (0 = female, 1 = male)

0.04 (0.04)

[-0.02, 0.09]

0.04 (0.03)

[-0.01, 0.09]

0.04 (0.03)

[-0.01, 0.10]

 Body mass index

0.33 (0.02) ^***

[0.30, 0.36]

0.33 (0.02) ^***

[0.30, 0.37]

 Education (0 = lower, 1 = bachelor’s or higher)

0.08 (0.07)

[-0.04, 0.20]

 Race (0 = minorities, 1 = NH white)

0.01 (0.07)

[-0.10, 0.12]

Domain of Financial Hardship and CRP

 Material domain

0.22 (0.11) ^*

[0.05, 0.40]

0.16 (0.10)

[-0.00, 0.33]

0.03 (0.18)

[-0.26, 0.33]

 Psychosocial domain

-0.16 (0.11)

[-0.34, 0.03]

-0.12 (0.10)

[-0.29, 0.05]

-0.09 (0.12)

[-0.28, 0.11]

 Behavioral domain

0.22 (0.11) ^*

[0.05, 0.40]

0.16 (0.10)

[-0.01, 0.32]

0.18 (0.10) ^†

[0.01, 0.35]

 Age

0.25 (0.04) ^***

[0.18, 0.32]

0.23 (0.04) ^*

[0.16, 0.29]

0.22 (0.04) ^***

[0.15, 0.28]

 Sex (0 = female, 1 = male)

-0.12 (0.04) ^**

[-0.18, -0.06]

-0.12 (0.03) ^***

[-0.17, -0.06]

-0.12 (0.03) ^***

[-0.17, -0.07]

 Body mass index

0.39 (0.02) ^***

[0.36, 0.41]

0.38 (0.01) ^***

[0.36, 0.41]

 Education (0 = lower, 1 = bachelor’s or higher)

-0.11 (0.06) ^†

[-0.22, -0.00]

 Race (0 = minorities, 1 = NH white)

-0.04 (0.06)

[-0.13, 0.05]

Domain of Financial Hardship and Fibrinogen

 Material domain

0.30 (0.11) ^**

[0.13, 0.48]

0.20 (0.10) ^*

[0.04, 0.37]

0.05 (0.18)

[-0.24, 0.34]

 Psychosocial domain

-0.17 (0.11)

[-0.36, 0.02]

-0.08 (0.10)

[-0.24, 0.09]

-0.03 (0.11)

[-0.21, 0.16]

 Behavioral domain

0.17 (0.10)

[-0.00, 0.33]

-0.09 (0.10)

[-0.07, 0.24]

0.11 (0.10)

[-0.06, 0.27]

 Age

0.33 (0.04) ^***

[0.26, 0.39]

0.29 (0.04) ^***

[0.24, 0.35]

0.29 (0.04) ^***

[0.23, 0.35]

 Sex (0 = female, 1 = male)

-0.14 (0.04) ^***

[-0.19, -0.08]

-0.13 (0.03) ^***

[-0.19, -0.08]

-0.13 (0.03) ^***

[-0.18, -0.08]

 Body mass index

0.31 (0.02) ^***

[0.29, 0.34]

0.31 (0.02) ^***

[0.28, 0.33]

 Education (0 = lower, 1 = bachelor’s or higher)

-0.08 (0.07)

[-0.19, 0.03]

 Race (0 = minorities, 1 = NH white)

-0.10 (0.05) ^†

[-0.19, -0.01]