Anxiety, Cytokine, and Lipid Profiles from a Mexican Young Adult Cohort

34 young adults (17 healthy controls, 17 with clinician-confirmed anxiety) aged 21–27 years participated in a study measuring plasma cytokines and targeted lipid profiles. The dataset includes quantified levels of cytokines like IL-6, MCP-1, TNF-α, and IL-17A, and lipid species including ceramides, dihydroceramides, and glycerolipids. The data was published by Sofía Bernal-Vega on figshare in March 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Correlating plasma cytokine levels with anxiety severity based on standardized clinical instruments.
• Examining associations between specific lipid species and pro-inflammatory markers mentioned in the description.
• Building regression models to explore combined lipid-cytokine predictors for anxiety.
• Replicating group comparisons between individuals with anxiety and healthy controls for cytokines like IL-6 and TNF-α.

Strengths

• Includes data from 34 participants with clinician-confirmed diagnoses.
• Measures multiple plasma cytokines (e.g., IL-6, MCP-1, TNF-α) and targeted lipid species.
• Uses standardized clinical instruments for anxiety severity assessment.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 34 participants limits statistical power and generalizability.
• Row and column counts are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Lipid findings did not remain significant after correction for multiple testing, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

Sofía Bernal-Vega via figshare.

Collection Method

Plasma cytokines were quantified by multiplex immunoassay and targeted lipid profiling was performed by mass spectrometry.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:35:27.

Geography

Study participants are described as Mexican young adults.