Table 1.

Flow cytometric analysis of T-cell subsets in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), subcutaneous (SAT), and visceral (VAT) adipose tissue in bariatric surgery subjects

T-cell subset	PBMC (n=10)	SAT (n=10)	VAT (n=10)	p-value* SAT vs VAT	p-value*,a,b,c PBMC vs SAT and/or VAT
CD4 T cells (%total T)	61.9 ± 15	59.6 ± 14.1	53.6 ± 12.2	0.008	c
Th1 (%CD4 T)	18.4 ± 13	47 ± 19	63.0 ± 5	0.008	c
Th2 (%CD4 T)	0.63 ± 0.6	1.9 ± 1.1	1.4 ± 0.8	0.15	a
Th17 (%CD4 T)	0.53 ± 0.5	3.5 ± 1.9	5.6 ± 3.2	0.013	c
Treg (%CD4 T)	1.4 ± 1.0	2.2 ± 2.7	3.8 ± 4.3	0.42	NS
CD8 T cells (%total T)	32.9 ± 13.8	30.7 ± 9.6	38.4 ± 6.8	0.87	NS
IFNγ+ CD8 cells (%CD8 T)	30.9 ± 19.3	69.2 ± 15.6	81.3 ± 7.0	0.04	c

^*Paired Student’s t-test

^ap<0.05 for PBMC vs SAT

^bp<0.05 for PBMC vs VAT

^cp<0.05 for PBMC vs both SAT and VAT