Skip to main content

Table 2 Absolute counts (x103cells/ml) of B cells and memory B cells from study participants by HIV infection status, ART and IPD cases

From: Characterising B cell numbers and memory B cells in HIV infected and uninfected Malawian adults

 

Study group

 

HIV negative

HIV positive

  

ART naive

On ART

Variable

 

CD4 < 200

CD4≥200

IPD

All

P1

 

P2

Absolute B cell count, median [range]

180.2 [70-427.5]

128.7 [48-208]

85.5 [46.8-196]

109.5 [45-230]

111.2 [45-230]

0.008

128 [20.8-445]

0.52

Absolute

CD27+ B cell count, median [range]

51 [20.8-129.5]

31.8 [10.3-76]

20.2 [10-62.2]

28.5 [5.4-60.3]

27 [5.4-76]

0.0008

30.3 [5.6-108]

0.02

  1. P1: p value comparing all HIV positive (ART naïve) with HIV negative group. P2: p value comparing HIV positive on ART with HIV negative group.