Table 5.
Changes in immunological measures after aromatherapy massage and control massage
| Blood cell count (cells per μl) | Aromatherapy massage | Control massage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-, mean (SD) | Post-, mean (SD) | P-value | Pre-, mean (SD) | Post-, mean (SD) | P-value | |
| WBCs | 5020 (959) | 5322 (1036) | 0.057 | 4866 (556) | 5072 (753) | 0.12 |
| Lymphocytes | 1772 (344) | 1988 (556) | 0.035 | 1872 (330) | 1983 (449) | 0.17 |
| Neutrophils | 2835 (706) | 2907 (639) | 0.509 | 2302 (563) | 2426 (554) | 0.11 |
| CD16 | 143 (79) | 209 (126) | 0.021 | 197 (61) | 226 (67) | 0.26 |
| CD4 | 696 (205) | 759 (303) | 0.191 | 670 (204) | 718 (227) | 0.7 |
| CD8 | 483 (160) | 572 (201) | 0.008 | 527 (141) | 538 (146) | 0.17 |
| CD4/8 ratio | 1.55 (0.6) | 1.39 (0.5) | 0.01 | 1.32 (0.4) | 1.39 (0.4) | 0.14 |
Post-test values were calibrated for the hematocrit.