Table III.
Mean percentage of Th1 (IL2, IFNγ) and Th2-like (IL4, IL10) T (CD3), cytotoxic (CD8) and helper (CD4) cell proportions in PBMCs from breast cancer patients at T2 and T3.
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A Reflexology + SIS |
B Massage + SIS |
C SIS |
A vs. B vs. C f-test p-value |
A vs. B f-test p-value |
A vs. C f-test p-value |
B vs. C f-test p-value |
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CD3/IL2 | 23.5±1.5 | 25.2±1.5 | 22.5±1.6 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.64 |
CD3/IFNγ | 19.3±1.1 | 20.3±1.1 | 17.2±1.2 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 0.61 | 0.19 |
CD3/IL4 | 2.9±1.1 | 3.9±1.1 | 4.9±1.2 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 0.69 | 1.00 |
CD3/IL10 | 1.2±0.4 | 1.5±0.4 | 0.9±0.4 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
CD8/IL2 | 2.6±0.2 | 2.8±0.2 | 2.5±0.2 | 0.59 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.93 |
CD8/IFNγ | 8.1±0.6 | 9.2±0.6 | 8.0±0.6 | 0.26 | 0.51 | 1.00 | 0.45 |
CD8/IL4 | 0.8±0.17 | 1.2±0.2 | 1.0±0.2 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.92 | 1.00 |
CD8/IL10 | 0.4±0.15 | 0.4±0.2 | 0.5±0.2 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
CD4/IL2 | 20.9±1.4 | 22.5±1.4 | 20.0±1.5 | 0.46 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.66 |
CD4/IFNγ | 10.7±0.8 | 11.2±0.8 | 9.6±0.8 | 0.32 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.43 |
CD4/IL4 | 1.8±1.1 | 2.9±1.2 | 4.1±1.2 | 0.38 | 1.00 | 0.49 | 1.00 |
CD4/IL10 | 0.7±0.4 | 1.1±0.4 | 0.6±0.4 | 0.57 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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CD3/IL2 | 26.7±1.7 | 26.7±1.8 | 26.0±1.8 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
CD3/IFNγ | 20.5±1.0 | 21.2±1.1 | 19.5±1.1 | 0.52 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.76 |
CD3/IL4 | 3.7±0.6 | 2.5±0.6 | 4.8±0.6 | 0.03a | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.02a |
CD3/IL10 | 0.9±0.2 | 0.8±0.2 | 0.9±0.2 | 0.72 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
CD8/IL2 | 3.0±0.2 | 2.8±0.3 | 2.5±0.3 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 1.00 |
CD8/IFNγ | 9.4±0.6 | 10.6±0.6 | 8.3±0.6 | 0.03a | 0.45 | 0.59 | 0.02a |
CD8/IL4 | 1.7±0.3 | 1.0±0.3 | 1.0±0.3 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 1.00 |
CD8/IL10 | 0.3±0.1 | 0.2±0.1 | 0.3±0.1 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
CD4/IL2 | 24.9±1.6 | 24.1±1.7 | 23.5±1.7 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
CD4/IFNγ | 11.6±0.7 | 11.1±0.7 | 11.2±0.7 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
CD4/IL4 | 2.7±0.6 | 1.7±0.6 | 3.7±0.6 | 0.02a | 0.9 | 0.20 | 0.02a |
CD4/IL10 | 0.8±0.2 | 0.6±0.2 | 0.7±0.2 | 0.85 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Values are estimated marginal mean ± SEM.
Denotes significant values. Also shown are the results from the univariate analysis of variance. All values are adjusted for baseline.