TABLE 3.

Summary of analyses of the absolute differences in Vβ frequencies between PBL and fresh synovial fluid from six Lyme arthritis patients

Patient no.	Absolute difference in % gene frequency for Vβa:
	1	2b	3	4	5.1	5.2	6b	7	8	9	10	11
1	0.095	2.712	2.328	−4.667	−0.549	0.204	4.001	3.004	0.41	−0.569	−0.674	−0.529
2	3.651	3.506	−2.327	−4.305	0.18	−0.107	3.927	−0.323	0.407	−0.126	0.014	0.091
4	0.454	0.745	−1.37	−4.275	0.035	−0.396	−0.263	−0.682	0.716	−0.488	0.258	0.549
5	−2.629	1.763	3.087	1.998	0.485	−0.035	6.247	−6.612	1.075	−0.675	−0.096	0.345
6	−0.464	0.071	−0.582	−0.715	0.201	−0.046	−0.362	0.22	−0.776	−0.045	0.218	0.169
8	−3.068	3.964	3.966	1.586	2.175	0.923	4.727	−4.651	−0.834	−1.228	−1.314	−1.518
Mean	−0.327	2.127	0.85	−1.73	0.421	0.091	3.046	−1.499	0.166	−0.622	−0.266	−0.149
SE	0.991	0.629	1.064	1.26	0.378	0.184	1.115	1.432	0.323	0.174	0.25	0.311
P	0.759	0.02	0.461	0.228	0.315	0.644	0.041	0.343	0.629	0.03	0.337	0.653

Patient no.	Absolute difference in % gene frequency for Vβa:
	12	13.1	13.2	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
1	−0.082	−2.311	−2.131	0.338	−0.162	−0.811	0.365	−0.026	−0.573	−0.204	0.773	−0.621	−0.146	−0.177
2	−0.762	−0.115	−2.398	−0.027	0.229	−0.866	0.098	−0.001	−0.248	1.563	0.529	0.08	−0.053	0.058
4	0.782	−0.285	−1.176	0.713	0.83	−0.037	−0.241	0.91	0.216	1.023	0.723	0.116	0.0624	0.524
5	0.567	−3.019	−1.163	−0.751	−0.076	−0.133	−0.109	−0.301	−1.158	1.243	−0.117	−0.472	0.55	−0.064
6	−0.132	0.002	−0.921	−0.297	0.785	0.098	−0.175	−0.072	0.584	−0.256	0.512	−0.064	1.088	0.826
8	−1.455	−2.296	−0.948	−0.46	0.677	0.084	0.923	−0.144	−0.998	0.011	0.073	0.594	−0.531	−0.3
Mean	−0.18	−1.337	−1.456	−0.081	0.381	−0.278	0.144	0.061	−0.363	0.563	0.415	−0.061	0.255	0.152
SE	0.34	0.55	0.262	0.22	0.181	0.181	0.18	0.175	0.278	0.329	0.147	0.179	0.244	0.176
P	0.618	0.059	0.003	0.729	0.089	0.186	0.461	0.742	0.249	0.147	0.037	0.747	0.344	0.429

^aA negative value indicates that the Vβ level was higher in the synovial fluid than in the PBL. 

^bThis Vβ manifested a mean absolute difference of >1%, and its level was statistically significantly increased in the synovial fluid (P < 0.05).