Table 2 Absolute and percentage lymphocyte surface marker counts.
Surface marker | Age (weeks) | Absolute count (× 109/l) | Percentage count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n | Geometric mean (95% CI) | n | Geometric mean (95% CI) |
CD3+ | 0 | 72 | 2.55 (2.32–2.80) | 73 | 55.1 (52.1–58.3) |
|  | 8 | 114 | 3.58 (3.28–3.91) | 120 | 57.5 (55.8–59.3) |
|  | 16 | 114 | 3.75 (3.43–4.11) | 117 | 55.5 (53.2–57.9) |
|  | 52 | 103 | 3.64 (3.34–3.98) | 105 | 62.9 (60.9–64.9) |
CD4+ | 0 | 78 | 1.79 (1.62–1.97) | 79 | 38.1 (35.9–40.4) |
|  | 8 | 119 | 2.40 (2.22–2.59) | 125 | 38.7 (37.2–40.3) |
|  | 16 | 120 | 2.49 (2.31–2.69) | 123 | 36.9 (35.5–38.3) |
|  | 52 | 103 | 2.17 (1.98–2.38) | 105 | 37.6 (36.0–39.2) |
CD8+ | 0 | 78 | 1.24 (1.10–1.40) | 79 | 26.7 (24.9–28.6) |
|  | 8 | 119 | 1.11 (0.99–1.24) | 125 | 17.6 (16.4–18.9) |
|  | 16 | 120 | 1.21 (1.08–1.35) | 123 | 18.0 (16.9–19.1) |
|  | 52 | 103 | 1.22 (1.10–1.37) | 105 | 21.3 (20.0–22.7) |
CD19+ | 0 | 60 | 0.77 (0.67–0.88) | 60 | 16.0 (14.5–17.6) |
|  | 8 | 96 | 1.91 (1.72–2.12) | 96 | 31.8 (29.8–33.9) |
|  | 16 | 109 | 2.22 (2.00–2.47) | 109 | 33.8 (31.8–35.8) |
|  | 52 | 105 | 1.59 (1.42–1.78) | 105 | 27.5 (25.5–29.7) |
CD56+ | 0 | 62 | 0.83 (0.71–0.98) | 63 | 17.8 (15.8–20.1) |
|  | 8 | 89 | 0.30 (0.26–0.35) | 95 | 5.1 (4.6–5.7) |
|  | 16 | 103 | 0.28 (0.25–0.32) | 106 | 4.3 (3.9–4.7) |
|  | 52 | 103 | 0.25 (0.23–0.28) | 105 | 4.3 (3.9–4.7) |