From: Ageing is associated with a decline in peripheral blood CD56bright NK cells
Age | 20–40 | 40–60 | 60+ |
---|---|---|---|
N = | 25 | 23 | 67 |
CD56 bright μl/blood (+/- SD) | 15.64 (+/-12.8) | 12.81 (+/-12) *** | 8.13 (+/-7.9)**** |
CD56 bright as % of lymphocytes (+/-SD) | 0.76 (+/-0.6) | 0.72 (+/-0.6) * | 0.50 (+/-0.5) ** |
CD56 dim μl/blood (+/-SD) | 179.3 (+/-135.3) | 174.8 (+/-135) | 197.7(+/-180.3) |
CD56 dim as % of lymphocytes (+/-SD) | 8.49 (+/-5.8) | 9.86 (+/-7.0) | 11.7 (+/-9.3) |