Fig. 3

Comparison of Galectin-9 levels in the study groups and their correlation with HIV viral load and CD4 count. a Levels of Galectin-9 (ng/ml) plotted on Y axis in different study groups shown on X-axis of the graph. Medians values and interquartile ranges for the groups are plotted as bars and error bars. Number of samples used for the analysis are mentioned above the bars. The groups were compared using Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn’s post-test analysis. Significant differences between the groups are indicated by (*). b Levels of Galectin-9 (ng/ml) plotted on Y axis in participants showing immunologic response versus those not showing immunologic response as shown on X-axis of the graph. P value calculated by Mann–Whitney test is shown in the figure. c, d Correlation of Galectin-9 levels plotted on Y axis with HIV viral load (c) and CD4 counts (d) plotted on X axis (n = 103). Spearmen correlation coefficient (r) and p values are also shown in the figure