Table 2.
CTC number/absolute lymphocyte count correlations (linear regression analysis). Bold is used here to highlight significant values (p < 0.05).
| Category | r | r2 | F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total lymphocyte count | 0.4134 | 0.1709 | 5.566 | 0.0258 |
| Absolute CD3 count | 0.3122 | 0.09745 | 2.915 | 0.0992 |
| Absolute CD4 count | 0.2751 | 0.07566 | 2.21 | 0.1487 |
| Absolute CD8 count | 0.2372 | 0.05628 | 1.61 | 0.2153 |
| Absolute B-cell count | 0.2292 | 0.05254 | 1.497 | 0.2317 |
| Absolute NK-cell count | 0.707 | 0.4999 | 26.987 | <0.0001 |
| CD4–CD8 ratio | −0.00515 | 0.0000265 | 0.000715 | 0.9789 |