Table III.
z-scores for NK cell activity and CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+ ratio.
| No. | z-score |
z-score distribution |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median (min-max) | <−1.645 | −1.645 to 1.645 | >1.645 | P-valuea | ||
| CD4 | 23 | −1.15±1.90 | −1.31 (−5.13 to 3.47) | 12 (52.17%) | 10 (43.48%) | 1 (4.35%) | 0.001 |
| CD8 | 23 | −0.90±1.23 | −1.10 (−3.02 to 1.43) | 7 (30.43%) | 15 (65.22%) | 1 (4.35%) | 0.01 |
| CD4:CD8 | 23 | −0.06±2.13 | −0.78 (−2.33 to 7.81) | 2 (8.70%) | 18 (78.26%) | 3 (13.04%) | NS |
| NK cells | 23 | −0.17±1.85 | −1.15 (−2.11 to 4.72) | 6 (26.09%) | 13 (56.52%) | 4 (17.39%) | NS |
a
Distribution of z-scores in comparison to the normal range for the Polish population [Zeman et al, 1996 (23)].