TABLE 2.
Absolute values of WBC and lymphocyte subsets for healthy children
| Cell type | Mean cell count (cells/mm3) ± 1 SD (range)a for group:
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| 1 (n = 40) | 2 (n = 28) | 3 (n = 24) | 4 (n = 10) | 5 (n = 30) | |
| WBC | 10,330 ± 3,360 (6,500–19,660) | 9,820 ± 2,742 (5,000–16,300) | 6,669 ± 2,2151,2 (2,100–11,300) | 7,221 ± 1,8831,2 (5,500–10,710) | 7,842 ± 2,1921,2 (4,129–10,788) |
| Lymphocytes | 6,918 ± 2,260 (4,290–13,130) | 5,185 ± 2,0081 (2,024–10,600) | 3,070 ± 1,0661,2 (1,134–5,220) | 2,782 ± 1,3051,2 (1,940–6,426) | 2,244 ± 5401,2 (1,148–3,507) |
| CD3+ T cells | 4,479 ± 1,456 (2,900–9,191) | 3,317 ± 1,4461 (1,052–7,100) | 2,312 ± 1,2461,2 (1,030–7,260) | 1,997 ± 7931,2 (1,360–4,200) | 1,666 ± 4291,2 (700–2,700) |
| CD19+ B cells | 1,652 ± 715 (683–3,750) | 1,251 ± 6701 (370–2,914) | 716 ± 5091,2 (220–2,720) | 427 ± 4721,2 (80–1,744) | 298 ± 1211,2,3 (110–620) |
| CD3− CD16+/CD56+ NK cells | 552 ± 291 (130–1,537) | 423 ± 2791 (92–1,308) | 307 ± 1811 (127–810) | 289 ± 1411,2 (110–517) | 328 ± 1841 (100–730) |
| HLA-DR+ T cells | 276 ± 190 (60–919) | 338 ± 194 (101–830) | 203 ± 153 (60–790) | 271 ± 111 (140–440) | 235 ± 147 (100–720) |
| CD4+ T cells | 3,050 ± 1,138 (1,390–6,696) | 2,062 ± 8461 (607–3,854) | 1,491 ± 9301,2 (510–5,220) | 1,085 ± 5041,2 (600–2,455) | 895 ± 2271,2,3 (100–1,300) |
| CD8+ T cells | 1,548 ± 612 (630–3,283) | 1,311 ± 703 (296–3,390) | 898 ± 4061,2 (400–2,270) | 888 ± 2031,2 (590–1,227) | 905 ± 3641,2 (400–1,900) |
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The group or groups whose mean values are significantly (P < 0.05) different from the listed value are indicated by superscript numbers.