Table 2.
Distribution of lymphocyte populations in peripheral blood of pSS patients and controls.
| Patients | 1I-controls | 2II-pSS Abs− | 3III-pSS Abs+ | P * | P * | P * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-II | I-III | II-III | ||||
| Main lymphocyte populations | ||||||
| CD3+ T cells | ||||||
| %4 | 75.36 ± 6.93 | 72.16 ± 9.81 | 73.03 ± 8.47 | NS | NS | NS |
| A. count# | 2530 ± 811.0 | 2154 ± 1133 | 1868 ± 1052 | 0.027 | 0.0002 | NS |
| CD4+ T cells | ||||||
| %4 | 49.33 ± 9.12 | 46.20 ± 8.49 | 39.37 ± 12.39 | NS | 0.0036 | 0.036 |
| A. count# | 1688 ± 654.9 | 1391 ± 804.3 | 1089 ± 975.4 | 0.015 | <0.0001 | 0.01 |
| CD8+ T cells | ||||||
| %4 | 26.73 ± 7.29 | 26.25 ± 8.82 | 29.87 ± 11.64 | NS | NS | NS |
| A. count# | 939 ± 326.4 | 760.5 ± 433.5 | 690.2 ± 259.6 | 0.014 | 0.006 | NS |
| B cells | ||||||
| %4 | 11.86 ± 4.43 | 13.82 ± 9.13 | 14.52 ± 5.15 | NS | 0.045 | NS |
| A. count# | 401.3 ± 216.5 | 351.2 ± 197.8 | 393.5 ± 294.1 | NS | NS | NS |
| NK | ||||||
| %4 | 12.19 ± 5.67 | 12.99 ± 6.84 | 12.10 ± 6.05 | NS | NS | NS |
| A. count# | 415.4 ± 186.7 | 365.7 ± 210.7 | 306.1 ± 201.7 | NS | 0.036 | NS |
| NKT | ||||||
| %4 | 6.79 ± 4.26 | 8.44 ± 8.51 | 6.36 ± 5.86 | NS | NS | NS |
| A. count# | 223.4 ± 132.0 | 206.7 ± 168.6 | 137.7 ± 127.1 | NS | 0.009 | NS |
1I group: healthy controls; 2II group: pSS patients without anti-SSA/SSB; 3III group: pSS patients with anti-SSA and/or anti-SSB; %4: proportion of all CD4+ lymphocytes; A. count#: absolute count of cells in 1 μL of blood. *Mann-Whitney test. NS: not significant.