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. 2021 Mar 5;13(3):854. doi: 10.3390/nu13030854

Table 3.

Automated Differential Cell Count.

Pre d (95% CI) Day 45 d (95% CI) Day 90 d (95% CI) p-Value
Neutrophils (%)
BHB 47.33 ± 7.02 1.04(−16.11, −0.03) 53.17 ± 8.01 0.28(−10.47, 5.61) 47.08 ± 6.56 0.82(−13.36, 2.72) 0.3080
PLA 55.40 ± 8.41 55.60 ± 9.18 52.40 ± 6.42
Lymphocytes (%)
BHB 40.67 ± 7.83 0.77(−1.70, 13.83) 33.92 ± 8.13 0.06(−7.35, 8.18) 40.83 ± 7.46 0.83(−2.63, 12.90) 0.2219
PLA 34.60 ± 8.03 33.50 ± 7.19 35.70 ± 4.59
Monocytes (%)
BHB 8.42 ± 1.44 1.13(−0.08, 2.92) 9.42 ± 1.68 1.30(0.62, 3.62) 8.67 ± 1.37 0.43(−0.93, 2.07) 0.0583
PLA 7.00 ± 1.05 7.30 ± 1.57 8.10 ± 1.29
Eosionophil (%)
BHB 2.67 ± 1.07 0.19(−1.77, 2.30) 2.58 ± 1.68 0.17(−2.45, 1.62) 2.42 ± 1.44 0.25(−2.52, 1.55) 0.2503
PLA 2.40 ± 1.71 3.00 ± 3.06 2.90 ± 2.29
Basophil (%)
BHB 0.92 ± 0.29 0.98(0.02, 0.81) 0.92 ± 0.29 0.98(0.02, 0.81) 1.00 ± 0.00 0.67(−0.20, 0.60) 0.3695
PLA 0.50 ± 0.53 0.50 ± 0.53 0.80 ± 0.42
Granulocytes (%)
BHB 0.00 ± 0.00 0.44(0.00, 0.00) 0.00 ± 0.00 0.44(0.00, 0.00) 0.00 ± 0.00 0.44(0.00, 0.00) -
PLA 0.10 ± 0.32 0.10 ± 0.32 0.10 ± 0.32
Neutrophils (k/uL)
BHB 3.18 ± 1.21 0.88(−2.54, 0.17) 3.43 ± 1.10 0.51(−2.15, 0.56) 3.03 ± 0.64 0.40(−1.73, 0.98) 0.2945
PLA 4.36 ± 1.47 4.22 ± 1.92 3.41 ± 1.17
Lymphocytes (k/uL)
BHB 2.65 ± 0.74 0.06(−0.57, 0.65) 2.11 ± 0.32 0.79(−0.89, 0.33) 2.68 ± 0.77 0.64(−0.21, 1.00) 0.0644
PLA 2.61 ± 0.60 2.39 ± 0.39 2.28 ± 0.43
Monocytes (k/uL)
BHB 0.54 ± 0.14 0.00(−0.15, 0.15) 0.61 ± 0.15 0.57(−0.07, 0.23) 0.58 ± 0.14 0.48(−0.09, 0.22) 0.3383
PLA 0.54 ± 0.16 0.53 ± 0.13 0.51 ± 0.15
Eosionophil (k/uL)
BHB 0.18 ± 0.09 0.07(−0.15, 0.14) 0.15 ± 0.09 0.49(−0.21, 0.07) 0.18 ± 0.14 0.00(−0.14, 0.15) 0.0716
PLA 0.19 ± 0.17 0.22 ± 0.18 0.18 ± 0.13
Basophil (k/uL)
BHB 0.05 ± 0.05 0.2(−0.04, 0.06) 0.03 ± 0.05 0.00(−0.05, 0.06) 0.06 ± 0.05 0.2(−0.05, 0.06) 0.9618
PLA 0.04 ± 0.05 0.03 ± 0.05 0.05 ± 0.05
Granulocytes (k/uL)
BHB 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00(−0.01, 0.01) 0.00 ± 0.00 0.47(−0.02, 0.01) 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00(−0.01, 0.01) 0.3047
PLA 0.00 ± 0.00 0.01 ± 0.03 0.00 ± 0.00

Data reported in mean and standard deviation. p-value is from group by time interaction effect. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval of the mean difference between groups. d = Cohen’s d between-group effect size [(BHB-PLA)/SDpooled].