Table 5. Change in pediatric cohort cell abundance due to age, sex, and group.

Fold difference (log₂) [± 95% CI].

	CD4+T*	ILC*	CD8+T*	CD16+NK*
Age	–0.004	–0.083**	0.012	0.004
	[–0.027, 0.019]	[–0.135,–0.032]	[–0.014, 0.039]	[–0.060, 0.068]
Male	–0.219	–0.027	0.060	–0.343
	[–0.492, 0.054]	[–0.640, 0.586]	[–0.249, 0.370]	[–1.098, 0.413]
COVID	0.018	–0.754*	–0.088	0.416
	[–0.290, 0.327]	[–1.447,–0.061]	[–0.432, 0.257]	[–0.424, 1.257]
MIS-C	–0.678***	–1.098**	–0.503*	–0.498
	[–1.028,–0.328]	[–1.884,–0.313]	[–0.904,–0.101]	[–1.479, 0.483]
R2	0.359	0.342	0.169	0.106

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.

^*aper 10⁶ lymphocytes.