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. 2010 Jan 1;1(1):97–108. doi: 10.3892/etm_00000018

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.

T2

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

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
T3

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.

a

Denotes significant values. Also shown are the results from the univariate analysis of variance. All values are adjusted for baseline.