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. 2014 Mar 24;9(3):e92510. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092510

Table 3. CD68+/CD3+ Cell Ratios by Group and Counting Design.

Group CD68+/CD3+ CD68+/CD3+ CD68+/CD3+
3D 2D nucleus 2D cell
Mean Inline graphic Mean Inline graphic Mean Inline graphic
non-smokers 0.39 13.4% 0.43 13.7% 0.68 12.0%
smokers 0.49 15.5% 0.50 16.7% 1.68 12.9%

Definition of abbreviations: 3D  =  physical disector, 2D nucleus  =  counts of nuclear profiles, 2D cell  =  counts of cell profiles (with and without nucleus), Inline graphic  =  coefficient of error of the mean ratio estimate.