Table 2. Absolute and relative number of peripheral blood (PB) monocytes.
RRMS | SPMS | OND | p-value | |
Absolute no. of PB monocytes, | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,3 | ns |
median (IQR) 109/L | (0,3–0,5) | (0,3–0,4) | (0,3–0,4) | |
Relative no. of PB monocytes, | 0,25 | 0,24 | 0,21 | ns |
median (IQR) 109/L | (0,17–0,3) | (0,18–0,53) | (0,40–0,25) |
No discernible difference in the absolute or relative number of peripheral blood monocytes, as determined by peripheral blood count, are evident between RRMS, SPMS and OND.