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. 2018 Aug 27;8:12863. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-31116-y

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Reduced diversity was associated with increased plasma level of anti-CD4 autoantibody in HIV+ subjects. Box and whiskers plots of the Simpson (A) and Shannon (B) diversity indexes of plasma samples from HIV+ subjects with anti-CD4 IgG levels ≤ 50 ng/mL, >50 ng/mL and healthy controls. The top and bottom boundaries of each box indicate the 3rd and 1st quartile values, respectively. The central horizontal line represents the median values. The dot represents Simpson and Shannon diversity index of each sample. Non-parametric Mann-Whitney U tests. Correlations between the Simpson diversity index and plasma anti-CD4 IgG levels in healthy controls (C) and HIV+ subjects (D). Spearman correlation tests.