Table 1.
Relationship between HBV intrauterine transmission and neonatal DC frequencies and TLR3 expression levels
| Characteristic | N | DCs | N | TLR3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mDCs | pDCs | ||||
| HBV intrauterine transmission | |||||
| Yes | 14 | 1·05 ± 0·60* | 0·71 ± 0·53† | 12 | 28·52 ± 34·26‡ |
| No | 130 | 0·88 ± 0·67 | 0·80 ± 0·96 | 102 | 24·86 ± 27·11 |
Values given are number ± standard error of the mean.
HBV, Hepatitis B virus; DCs, dendritic cells; mDCs, myeloid dendritic cells; pDCs, plasmacytoid dendritic cells, TLR3, Toll-like receptor 3.
*
Z = − 1·18, P = 0·238.
†
Z = − 0·408, P = 0·683.
‡
Z = − 0·083, P = 0·934.