Table 3.

CD4+ Th cells and their functional cytokine levels in NAD and AD groups.

Characteristic		NAD	AD	p
CD4+ Th cells (%)	Th1	15.0 (12.6–16.8)	25.4 (22.5–27.4)	<0.001
	Th2	3.18 (2.80–3.69)	1.48 (1.27–1.68)	<0.001
	Th9	1.43 (1.12–1.64)	1.67 (1.48–1.92)	0.001
	Th17	1.58 (1.44–1.77)	2.58 (2.14–2.75)	<0.001
	Th22	1.52 (1.42–1.70)	2.51 (2.12–2.70)	<0.001
	Treg	9.80 (8.83–10.8)	6.54 (5.86–7.46)	<0.001
Cytokines (pg/ml)	IFN-r	20.0 (17.5–23.4)	45.5 (38.8–50.1)	<0.001
	IL-4	27.2 (23.3–29.6)	15.5 (14.5–16.9)	<0.001
	IL-9	16.4 (13.9–19.6)	18.5 (15.8–21.4)	0.039
	IL-17	16.4 (12.8–20.4)	29.0 (25.8–32.5)	<0.001
	IL-22	24.2 (20.4–26.4)	43.0 (34.0–48.5)	<0.001
	IL-35	87.3 (79.7–97.5)	56.4 (46.6–67.1)	<0.001