. 2016 Aug 15;16(9):e36068. doi: 10.5812/hepatmon.36068

Table 2. Comparisons of Levels of Peripheral Blood IL-7, Tfh Cells, IL-21, HBV-Specific CTL, and HBV DNA of Patients With CHB in Groups A, B, and C (Mean ± SD, %)^a.

Group	No. of Cases	IL-7, ng/L	Tfh Cells, %	IL-21, ng/L	HBV-Specific CTL, %	HBV DNA, Log10 Copies/mL
A	31	20.85 ± 5.24	3.42 ± 0.61	23.02 ± 7.22	0.21 ± 0.05	6.55 ± 0.89
B	30	25.89 ± 7.55a	4.64 ± 0.89^A	30.87 ± 6.09^A	0.31 ± 0.1^A	5.57 ± 1.72^A1
C	30	30.34 ± 3.05^AB	6.47 ± 1.49^AB	38.75 ± 3.88^AB	0.42 ± 0.08^AB	4.53 ± 1.17^AB
F Value		22.050	64.022	53.886	58.245	18.341
P Value		<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01

Abbreviations: CTL, cytotoxic T lymphocytes; HBV, hepatitis B virus; IL, interleukin; Tfh cells, T follicular helper.

^aA, P < 0.01 compared with group A; A1, P < 0.05 compared with group A; B, P < 0.01 compared with group B.

Table 2. Comparisons of Levels of Peripheral Blood IL-7, Tfh Cells, IL-21, HBV-Specific CTL, and HBV DNA of Patients With CHB in Groups A, B, and C (Mean ± SD, %)a.