Anxiety, Inflammation, and Lipid Profiles in 34 Mexican Young Adults

34 young adults (17 with anxiety, 17 controls) aged 21–27 years were studied. Plasma cytokine and targeted lipid profiling data were collected by Sofía Bernal-Vega and published on figshare in March 2026. The dataset includes measurements of IL-6, MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-17A, and various lipid species such as ceramides and glycerolipids.

Use Cases

• Identify pro-inflammatory cytokine signatures associated with clinical anxiety based on IL-6, MCP-1, and TNF-α levels.
• Explore potential lipid alterations in anxiety disorders based on targeted lipidomics data for ceramides and glycerolipids.
• Build regression models to examine relationships between cytokine levels and anxiety symptom severity.
• Validate exploratory findings on specific lipid species like DG 18:2/22:4 and LPC 24:1 in independent cohorts.

Strengths

• Data includes clinician-confirmed anxiety diagnoses and standardized clinical instruments for severity assessment.
• Targeted lipid profiling was performed by mass spectrometry, and cytokines were quantified by multiplex immunoassay.
• Results are presented for 34 individuals with a matched control group design.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes lipid findings did not remain significant after correction for multiple testing, indicating exploratory results.

Provenance

Source

Sofía Bernal-Vega via figshare.

Collection Method

Clinical study with plasma samples analyzed by multiplex immunoassay and mass spectrometry.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:35:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Mexico, based on the description of participants as Mexican young adults.