Table 3. Whole blood lymphocyte subsets in healthy subjects after ozone and air exposure.
Lymphocyte | Exposure |
Sampling time
|
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(%) | 1.5 h PE | 6 h PE | 18 h PE | |
CD3+ | Air | 64.1 ± 21.6 | 63.2 ± 19.9 | 68.7 ± 5.7 |
Ozone | 58.3± 29.5 | 59.7 ± 15.7 | 66.4 ± 7.6 | |
CD4+ | Air | 35.6 ± 11.4 | 36.5 ± 11.1 | 41.5 ± 5.9 |
Ozone | 33.2 ± 17.6 | 34.0 ± 7.8 | 39.8 ± 7.9 | |
CD8+ | Air | 29.1 ± 9.9 | 26.1 ± 8.7 | 26.5 ± 6.3 |
Ozone | 24.0 ± 12.9 | 26.9 ± 7.7 | 25.3 ± 6.7 | |
CD19+ | Air | 5.3 ± 2.4 | 6.7 ± 7.1 | 12.1 ± 3.7 |
Ozone | 3.9 ± 2.5 | 4.7 ± 2.4 | 10.4 ± 3.4 |
Data represent are illustrated as means with standard deviation. Comparisons of post air and ozone cell numbers performed using a paired t-test.