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Table 2 Multivariate regression analysis of associations between cell subsets and intelligent quotients

From: Association between lymphocyte and monocyte subsets and cognition in children with HIV

  

Multivariate regression analysis

Coefficient (95% CI), p value

Cellsubsets

Median (IQR)

Full-scale IQ

Verbal IQ

Performance IQ

Cell counts

Total T

2079 (1547,2666)

−9.8 (−42.8, 23.2), p 0.55

−10.1 (−37.7, 17.6), p 0.46

−10.0 (−46.0, 26.0), p 0.57

B

321 (247,481)

−40.0 (−63.8, -16.2), p 0.002

−31.7 (−52.2, -11.3), p 0.004

−37.1 (−62.4, -11.9), p 0.005

Natural killer

297 (152,386)

7.0 (−8.9, 22.8), p 0.38

3.3 (−10.1, 16.7), p 0.62

8.5 (−8.7, 25.6), p 0.32

Helper T

594 (362,795)

−8.5 (−34.7, 17.6), p 0.51

−8.4 (−30.3, 13.5), p 0.44

−8.4 (−36.6, 19.9), p 0.55

Cytotoxic T

1360 (970,1697)

−3.4 (−36.6, 29.8), p 0.84

−6.7 (−34.5, 21.1), p 0.62

−2.1 (−38.4, 34.3), p 0.91

Naïve helper T

314 (168,417)

−6.5 (−21.5, 8.6), p 0.39

−6.4 (−18.9, 6.2), p 0.31

−5.8 (−22.2, 10.6), p 0.47

Naïve cytotoxic T

311 (240,451)

−5.7 (−27.3, 15.8), p 0.59

−3.4 (−21.5, 14.8), p 0.70

−6.9 (−30.6, 16.8), p 0.55

Activated helper T

67 (39,98)

4.4 (−16.5, 25.3), p 0.67

2.9 (−14.7, 20.4), p 0.74

1.9 (−20.0, 23.8), p 0.86

Activated cytotoxic T

584 (460,865)

−7.7 (−38.1, 22.7), p 0.61

−6.6 (−32.2, 18.9), p 0.60

−11.1 (−43.4, 21.2), p 0.49

Memory helper T

228 (168,305)

−2.2 (−30.8, 26.5), p 0.88

−7.0 (−31.0, 16.9), p 0.55

0.7 (−29.4, 30.7), p 0.96

Memory cytotoxic T

683 (543,908)

−27.2 (−57.5, 3.0), p 0.08

−25.3 (−50.4, -0.3), p 0.048

−26.0 (−58.3, 6.3), p 0.11

Activated monocytes

58 (33,115)

17.4 (−3.3, 38.1), p 0.10

11.3 (−6.1, 28.7), p 0.19

15.9 (−7.2, 38.9), p 0.17

Perivascular monocytes

31 (12,59)

−4.2 (−15.4, 6.9), p 0.44

−2.9 (−12.1, 6.3), p 0.52

−6.3 (−18.0, 5.4), p 0.28

Cell percentages

CD4/CD8

0.4 (0.4,0.5)

−17.4 (−60.5, 25.6), p 0.41

−11.3 (−47.7, 25.1), p 0.53

−19.7 (−66.6, 27.2), p 0.40

Total T

76.1 (69.5.80.3)

11.1 (−121.0, 143.2), p 0.86

10.2 (−100.8, 121.2), p 0.85

8.0 (−131.3, 147.2), p 0.91

B

12.4 (9.3.15.9)

−43.5 (−71.8, -15.1), p 0.004

−32.2 (−56.9, -7.5), p 0.012

−45.5 (−76.5, -14.5), p 0.005

Natural killer

8.5 (5.8,12.3)

11.9 (−5.6, 29.5), p 0.17

7.4 (−7.5, 22.4), p 0.32

14.3 (−5.0, 33.5), p 0.14

Helper T

20.6 (16.1,22.9)

−8.6 (−64.0, 46.8), p 0.75

−7.3 (−53.8, 39.3), p 0.75

−8.7 (−69.9, 52.6), p 0.77

Cytotoxic T

50.3 (44.5,54)

37.4 (−37.8, 112.5), p 0.32

21.0 (−42.7, 84.7), p 0.51

43.4 (−37.0, 123.8), p 0.28

Naïve helper T

49.5 (42,60.2)

−12.2 (−39.8, 15.4), p 0.37

−12.1 (−35.2, 10.9), p 0.29

−10.4 (−40.8, 20.1), p 0.49

Naïve cytotoxic T

24.1 (18.2,29.4)

−9.9 (−42.5, 22.8), p 0.54

−1.2 (−28.9, 26.4), p 0.93

−12.9 (−47.5, 21.6), p 0.45

Activated helper T

10.9 (8.7-15.4)

8.0 (−10.7, 26.7), p 0.39

6.7 (−9.0, 22.4), p 0.39

6.2 (−14.4, 26.8), p 0.54

Activated cytotoxic T

49.7 (39,59.6)

−10.2 (−54.3, 34.0), p 0.64

−2.0 (−39.2, 35.2), p 0.91

−20.6 (−68.0, 26.7), p 0.38

Memory helper T

10.9 (9.9,13.3)

8.0 (−27.5, 43.4), p 0.65

0.7 (−29.1, 30.6), p 0.96

12.4 (−25.6, 50.4), p 0.51

Memory cytotoxic T

34.2 (29.9,41.4)

−26.2 (−63.3, 10.8), p 0.16

−23.2 (−54.2, 7.9), p 0.14

−26.6 (−67.3, 14.0), p 0.19

Activated monocytes

11.1 (8.1,16.7)

22.0 (−3.9, 47.9), p 0.09

18.0 (−3.3, 39.4), p 0.09

18.1 (−11.1, 47.3), p 0.21

Perivascular monocytes

6.5 (2.1,10.1)

−6.7 (−19.4, 6.1), p 0.29

−3.8 (−14.4, 6.9), p 0.47

−9.5 (−22.8, 3.8), p 0.15

  1. Regression analysis was performed with an outcome variable of log10 transformed T cell subset percentages and counts, versus cognitive outcomes adjusted for potential confounders (age, gender, HIV RNA, education of primary caregiver and household income).
  2. IQ Intelligence quotient.