From: Slower immune system aging in women versus men in the Japanese population
Immunological parameters | Male (N = 162) | Female (N = 194) | Gender difference | ||||||
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Slope | Intercept | R | p-value | Slope | Intercept | R | p-value | p-value | |
(a) CD4 + T cells※ | 23.28 | −313 | <0.001 | 0.990 | 16.92 | 77 | 0.114 | 0.107 | 0.004 |
(b) CD4/CD8 ratio | 0.087 | −2.260 | 0.316 | <0.001 | 0.064 | −0.713 | 0.452 | <0.001 | 0.001 |
(c) Memory T cells※ | 12.35 | −141 | 0.114 | 0.153 | 10.11 | −91 | 0.253 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
(d) CD4 + CD25 + T cells ※ | 1.830 | −47 | 0.077 | 0.379 | 1.602 | −33 | 0.100 | 0.233 | NS |
(e) NK cells※ | 17.41 | −449 | 0.105 | 0.194 | 11.94 | −186 | 0.268 | <0.001 | 0.001 |