TABLE 1.
Percentile | CD3+ CD4+ T cellsb
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CD3+ CD8+ T cells
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CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio | CD3+ T cells
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CD19+ B cells
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CD16+ CD56+ NK cellsb
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% | μl−1 | % | μl−1 | % | μl−1 | % | μl−1 | % | μl−1 | ||
Total group (n = 186) | |||||||||||
95th | 53 | 1,718 | 35 | 1,167 | 2.8 | 80 | 2,921 | 22 | 658 | 28 | 1,047 |
75th | 45 | 1,305 | 29 | 814 | 2.2 | 75 | 2,364 | 16 | 457 | 19 | 485 |
50th (median) | 41 | 1,082 | 24 | 600 | 1.7 | 70 | 1,801 | 13 | 336 | 14 | 352 |
25th | 37 | 849 | 20 | 496 | 1.3 | 66 | 1,503 | 11 | 251 | 10 | 247 |
5th | 30 | 631 | 16 | 328 | 0.9 | 57 | 1,069 | 7 | 148 | 7 | 150 |
Males (n = 97) | |||||||||||
95th | 48 | 1,696 | 37 | 1,164 | 2.5 | 79 | 2,963 | 21 | 633 | 30 | 1,294 |
75th | 43 | 1,231 | 29 | 814 | 2.0 | 72 | 2,146 | 16 | 428 | 21 | 585 |
50th (median) | 39 | 979 | 24 | 595 | 1.6 | 68 | 1,690 | 13 | 351 | 17 | 408 |
25th | 35 | 790 | 21 | 498 | 1.2 | 63 | 1,417 | 10 | 245 | 13 | 287 |
5th | 26 | 546 | 17 | 324 | 0.9 | 56 | 1,036 | 7 | 141 | 8 | 185 |
Females (n = 89) | |||||||||||
95th | 53 | 1,749 | 35 | 1,202 | 3.1 | 81 | 2,921 | 23 | 716 | 21 | 681 |
75th | 48 | 1,328 | 29 | 818 | 2.2 | 76 | 2,275 | 17 | 483 | 16 | 437 |
50th (median) | 44 | 1,169 | 25 | 620 | 1.7 | 73 | 1,890 | 13 | 329 | 12 | 313 |
25th | 40 | 973 | 20 | 496 | 1.4 | 69 | 1,589 | 11 | 272 | 8 | 212 |
5th | 32 | 716 | 15 | 328 | 1.1 | 60 | 1,176 | 7 | 181 | 6 | 141 |
Relative (%) and absolute (cells μl−1) counts are given.
Statistically significant difference between males and females (Student's t test, P < 0.01).