Table 2.

The results of complete blood count and lymphocyte subset before and after treatment (mean ± SD)

	Before treatment	After treatment	P
WBC (×109/L)	5.7 ± 2.2	6.6 ± 2.6	.214
N (×109/L)	4.4 ± 2.0	4.4 ± 2.4	.981
L (×109/L)	0.9 ± 0.5	1.5 ± 0.5	.000
M (×109/L)	0.7 ± 1.8	0.6 ± 0.2	.696
T cell (/µL)	720 ± 398	1080 ± 341	.002
B cell (/µL)	143 ± 80	177 ± 85	.176
CD4+ T cell (/µL)	472 ± 280	678 ± 255	.012
CD8+ T cell (/µL)	219 ± 113	355 ± 138	.001
NK cell (/µL)	117 ± 79	164 ± 97	.083

Note: Data are expressed as mean ± SD and were compared using the independent samples t test.

Abbreviations: L, lymphocyte; M, monocyte; N, neutrophil; NK, natural killer; WBC, white blood cell.

P  <  .05 was considered as statistically significant.