Table 3. Median T lymphocytes subset percentages in -control and HEU groups at different ages, with interquartile values in parenthesis.
Parameters | Birth | 12 mo | 6-12 y | p values | |||||
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Control | HEU | Control | HEU | Control | HEU | HEU vs. Control | Control at different ages | HEU at different ages | |
CD4+ T cells | |||||||||
%CD38+ HLA-DR+ | 1.4 (1.2, 2.0) | 1.8 (1.7, 2.2) | 4.0 (2.8, 5.9) | 2.3 (1.5, 4.6) | 1.7 (1.6, 2.2) | 2.9 (2.0, 4.9) | 0.006 (6-12y) | 0.005(birth-12mo) 0.005(12mo-6-12y) | 0.038(birth-6-12y) |
% PD-1+ | 3.2 (2.2, 4.5) | 1.8 (1.3, 3.4) | 10.4 (9.2, 14.8) | 10.9 (5.5, 23.5) | 10.4 (7.4, 13.6) | 12.0 (8.3, 18.5) | p>0.05 | 0.008(birth-12mo) 0.004(birth-6-12y) | 0.002(birth-12mo) 0.001(birth-6-12y) |
% 2B4+ | 1.9 (0.2, 2.6) | 1.7 (0.7, 3.1) | 5.9 (4.2, 7.5) | 2.1 (0.7, 5.3) | 5.4 (2.3, 10.0) | 10.3 (4.4, 16.1) | p>0.05 | 0.030(birth-12mo) 0.004(birth-6-12y) | 0.001(birth-6-12y) 0.002(12mo-6-12y) |
CD8+ T cells | |||||||||
%CD38+ HLA-DR+ | 12.1 (9.3, 15.9) | 9.6 (6.8, 15.5) | 12.2 (8.2, 15.3) | 18.6 (16.0, 25.6) | 5.6 (4.4, 6.9) | 7.8 (5.9, 14.3) | 0.053 (12mo) | 0.001(birth-6-12y) | 0.011(birth-12mo) 0.001(12mo-6-12y) |
% PD-1+ | 7.8 (6.2, 11.3) | 4.9 (4.2, 8.0) | 18.6 (11.5, 26.2) | 15.3 (10.8, 24.3) | 11.6 (7.4, 15.1) | 6.3 (3.7, 22.5) | p>0.05 | 0.026(birth-12mo) | 0.009(birth-12mo) |
% 2B4+ | 14.7 (11.9, 23.1) | 14.7 (12.4, 20.1) | 57.4 (41.3, 60.4) | 40.5 (30.9, 53.2) | 44.8 (38.3, 56.1) | 48.9 (44.0, 66.0) | p>0.05 | 0.001(birth-12mo) 0.001(birth-6-12y) | 0.008(birth-12mo) 0.001(birth-6-12y) |