We next tested for moderators of the personality-IL-6 associations. Neither sex nor age – measured as a continuous variable or dichotomized at age 65 – moderated the association between personality and IL-6. Although not a statistically significant interaction, the findings for Neuroticism and Conscientiousness were slightly stronger among participants 65 years of age and older (r = .07 for Neuroticism and r = -.16 for Conscientiousness, both ps < .05).
