Table 2.
Proportion of lymphocyte subtypes and CD4+ : CD8+ ratio in the peripheral blood of patients with OSA and healthy subjects. Data expressed as median (p25–p75).
| Lymphocyte subset (%) | OSA (n = 48) | Healthy subjects (n = 20) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| B CD19+ |
7.9 5.6–10.7 |
10.9 8.5–13.4 |
<0.05 |
|
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| T CD 3+ |
74.4 67.0–80.0 |
71.7 67.8–77.2 |
NS |
|
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| Th CD4+ |
35.5 30.9–44.4 |
42.4 39.7–49.7 |
0.005 |
|
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| Tc CD8+ |
36.4 28.1–45.1 |
26.8 23.1–38.7 |
0.02 |
|
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| Th : Tc | 0.9 0.6–1.5 |
1.5 1.2–1.9 |
0.0003 |
|
| |||
| NK CD3−CD16+/CD56+ |
15.5 11.5–24.3 |
8.5 6.9–14.6 |
<0.05 |
|
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| NKT-like CD3+CD16+/CD56+ |
5.7 2.8–11.2 |
3.0 1.8–5.8 |
<0.05 |
|
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| CD3+/HLA DR+ | 8.4 5.1–12.2 |
4.5 3.8–6.5 |
<0.05 |