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Table 1 Mean proportion of "truly naïve" T cells in Malawian and UK adolescents (aged 12–15 years).

From: Differences between naive and memory T cell phenotype in Malawian and UK adolescents: a role for Cytomegalovirus?

 

Malawi (n = 19)

UK (n = 26)

p (difference)

% CD4+ "truly naïve" (min-max)

50 (27–70)

SD = 11.7

72 (55–87)

SD = 7.6

<0.001

% CD8+ "truly naïve" (min max)

47 (18–71)

SD = 12.9

56 (28–80)

SD = 12.7

0.019

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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