Table 3. CD68+/CD3+ Cell Ratios by Group and Counting Design.
Group | CD68+/CD3+ | CD68+/CD3+ | CD68+/CD3+ | |||
3D | 2D nucleus | 2D cell | ||||
Mean | Mean | Mean | ||||
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), = coefficient of error of the mean ratio estimate.