Table 2.
Absolute lymphocyte count and lymphocyte subsets before and after starting DMT. FTY but not DMF caused significant lymphopaenia. Treatment with FTY caused significant reductions in CD4 count but not CD8 count. DMF treatment did not significantly affect CD4 or CD8 count
| Count | Pre-DMT | Post-DMT | Paired t test two tailed significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p value | |
| FTY lymphocyte count (109/L) | 1.60 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 0.001 |
| DMF lymphocyte count (109/L) | 2.58 | 1.47 | 2.28 | 1.12 | 0.683 |
| Lymphocyte subsets | |||||
| FTY CD4 (106/L) | 780 | 184 | 57 | 87 | 0.002 |
| DMF CD4 (106/L) | 1028 | 506 | 671 | 507 | 0.069 |
| FTY CD8 (106/L) | 372 | 275 | 116 | 77 | 0.050 |
| DMF CD8 (106/L) | 603 | 425 | 394 | 465 | 0.100 |