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Table 3 Means, medians and ranges of the lymphocyte subsets for males and females

From: Population specific reference ranges of CD3, CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte subsets among healthy Kenyans

Lymphocyte subset

Sex

p-value

Female

Male

CD3 Absolute count *

N

85

222

 

Mean

1787

1610

0.039

Median

1701

1529

0.016

Ranges

697-2841

581-2641

 

CD3% ˟

Mean

68

66

0.026

Median

69

66

0.024

Ranges

54-78

49-78

 

CD8 Absolute count *

Mean

659

644

0.743

Median

568

558

0.696

Ranges

187-1180

185-1140

 

CD8% ×

Mean

25

26

0.133

Median

25

25

0.256

Ranges

14-34

13-37

 

CD4 Absolute count *

Mean

1010

889

0.011

Median

991

855

0.001

Ranges

422-1572

320-1459

 

CD4% ×

Mean

40

37

0.001

Median

39

36

0.001

Ranges

23-53

24-46

 

CD4/CD8 ratio

Mean

1.69

1.51

<0.001

Median

1.62

1.44

0.030

Ranges

0.55-2.95

0.49-2.64

 
  1. *Expressed as cells/μL of blood.
  2. ×Expressed as a percentage of total lymphocytes.