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