Table 4.
Thymic output, CD4, and CD8 recent thymic emigrants (RTEs) in cases and controls.
| Cases (N = 12) Median (IQR) |
Controls (N = 12) Median (IQR) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD4 recent thymic emigrant (CD31+CD4 RTEs) cells/µL | 201 (201–251) | 607 (363–810) | <0.001*,a |
| CD4 RTE% | 35.3 (24.5–38.8) | 55.6 (52.9–59.9) | <0.001*,a |
| CD8 recent thymic emigrant (CD8+CD103+ RTEs) cells/µL | 1.4 (0.0–2.3) | 0.9 (0.65–1.55) | 0.44 |
| CD8 RTE% | 0.3 (0.0–0.4) | 0.2 (0.15–0.20) | 0.15 |
| TREC copies per million CD3 T cells | 2556 (789–4415) | 5216 (3770–6964) | 0.007*,a |
*
Statistically significant, P < 0.05.
a
Cases lower than controls, statistically significant.