Abbreviations

AD

Atopic dermatitis

B-cell

B lymphocyte

BDI

Beck Depression Index

CHAID

Chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detector

CMI

Cornell Medical Index

CNS

Central Nervous System

CI

Confidence interval

CRH

Corticotropin-relasing hormone

DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

FHDR

Finnish Hospital Discharge Registers

GR

Glucocorticoid receptor

5-HIAA

5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid

HPA-axis

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical -axis

HSCL-25

Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25

5-HT

5-hydroxytryptamine, serotonin

5-HTT

5-hydroxytryptamine transporter

ICD

International Classification of Diseases

Ig

Immunoglubulin (e.g., IgE)

IL

Interleukin (e.g., subtypes IL-1, IL-2, IL-4…)

INF-γ

Interferon-γ

MAO

Monoamine oxidase

MAS

Manifest Anxiety Scale

NK-cell

Natural Killer cell

OR

Odds ratio

PUFA

Polyunsaturated fatty acid

SCID-IV

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders

SDS

Self-rating Depression Scale

SNS

Sympathetic nervous system

T-cell

T lymphocyte

Th-cell

T helper lymphocyte (e.g., subclasses Th1 and Th2)

TNF-β

Tumor necrosis factor β