Table 1.
Characteristics of the subjects.
Adult | Senior | p | |||||
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Gender | |||||||
Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | ||
13 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 15 | n.s. | |
Age | |||||||
Median | Minimum | Maximum | Median | Minimum | Maximum | ||
25 | 19 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 83 | <0.0005 | |
WBC × 103/μL | |||||||
Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | ||
7.08 | 1.56 | 6.40–7.75 | 7.27 | 1.34 | 6.53–8.01 | n.s. | |
Lymphocytes × 103/μL | |||||||
Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | ||
2.41 | 0.47 | 2.20–2.61 | 2.27 | 0.37 | 2.06–2.47 | n.s. | |
Monocytes × 103/μL | |||||||
Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | ||
0.53 | 0.13 | 0.47–0.59 | 0.56 | 0.15 | 0.48–0.64 | n.s. | |
Neutrophils × 103/μL | |||||||
Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | ||
3.87 | 1.30 | 3.31–4.44 | 4.22 | 1.14 | 3.59–4.86 | n.s. | |
%Lymphocytes | |||||||
Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | ||
34.95 | 6.38 | 32.19–37.71 | 31.84 | 6.27 | 28.37–35.31 | n.s. | |
%Monocytes | |||||||
Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | ||
7.58 | 1.13 | 7.09–8.07 | 7.77 | 1.98 | 6.67–8.87 | n.s. | |
%Neutrophils | |||||||
Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | Mean | S.D. | 95% C. I. | ||
54.13 | 7.54 | 50.88–57.39 | 57.25 | 7.01 | 53.36–61.13 | n.s. | |
Serum IL-6 | |||||||
Median | Minimum | Maximum | Median | Minimum | Maximum | ||
1.5 | 1.5 | 3.41 | 2.52 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 0.002 |
WBC, white blood cell count expressed as counted cells × 103/μL; Lymphocytes, number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood samples out of leukocyte count expressed as counted cells × 103/μL; Monocytes, number of monocytes in peripheral blood samples out of leukocyte count expressed as counted cells × 103/μL; Neutrophils, number of neutrophils in peripheral blood samples out of leukocyte count expressed as counted cells × 103/μL; %Lymphocytes, percentage of lymphocytes in peripheral blood samples out of leukocyte count; %Monocytes, percentage of monocytes in peripheral blood samples out of leukocyte count; %Neutrophils, percentage of neutrophils in peripheral blood samples out of leukocyte count; S.D., standard deviation; 95% C. I., 95% confidence interval; n.s., non-significant.