Table 3.
Median endometrial concentrations (cells/milligram) of lymphocyte subtypes, across the patient aetiological groups. p values determined using Kruskal Wallis test (SPSS v24). Italics and * indicate statistically significant p values
| Cell type | Controls (cells/milligram) | RPL (cells/milligram) | RIF (cells/milligram) | Primary (cells/milligram) | Secondary (cells/milligram) | p value (overall) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total lymphocytes | 11,597.3 | 11,469.0 | 9761.3 | 10,193.2 | 11,079.6 | 0.314 |
| pNK | 65.0 | 133.7 | 97.5 | 162.5 | 134.6 | 0.016* |
| NK-T | 278.6 | 305.8 | 231.1 | 312.7 | 311.7 | 0.019* |
| uNK | 5696.1 | 4823.0 | 4917.3 | 5269.6 | 4647.5 | 0.985 |
| CD57 | 32.5 | 55.6 | 33.9 | 63.0 | 51.3 | 0.227 |
| B cells | 48.8 | 79.6 | 70.9 | 80.2 | 80.8 | 0.010* |
| CD8+ | 1462.5 | 1722.8 | 1180.8.7 | 1632.0 | 1933.8 | 0.001* |
| CD4+ | 1007.5 | 1148.4 | 855.6 | 921.9 | 1238.1 | 0.020* |
| T Reg | 97.5 | 78.0 | 54.5 | 63.0 | 65.0 | 0.070 |
| Th1 | 487.5 | 873.4 | 585.0 | 835.7 | 807.7 | 0.032* |
| Th2 | 139.3 | 83.5 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 66.9 | 0.068 |
| Th17 | 31.5 | 19.9 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 32.5 | 0.959 |