Table 3.

Correlation between frequencies of peripheral T cells, T helper cells and T helper 17 cells, and weight status and HbA1c.

	% of T cells	% of Th cells	% of Th17cells
Healthy weight (n = 17)
BMI	rs=0.216	rs=0.070	rs=0.302
	p = 0.404	p = 0.789	p = 0.237
Waist circumference	rs=− 0.028	rs=− 0.034	rs=− 0.162
	p = 0.915	p = 0.895	p = 0.530
HbA1c	rs=− 0.087	rs=− 0.236	rs=− 0.012
	p = 0.738	p = 0.358	p = 0.964
Overweight/Obese (n = 33)
BMI	rs=0.008	rs=− 0.008	r s =− 0.446*
	p = 0.963	p = 0.966	p = 0.009
Waist circumference	rs=0.022	rs=0.116	r s =− 0.538*
	p = 0.905	p = 0.522	p = 0.001
HbA1c	rs=0.141	rs=0.148	r s =− 0.477*
	p = 0.434	p = 0.411	p = 0.005

*Significant at 95% confidence level.