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Table 2 Flow cytometry data (mean ± SEM) for gated lymphocytes

From: Age-related differences in integrin expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes

Parameter

Young adults

Older adults

P

Percentage of gated lymphocytes expressing a phenotype

Non-exercising

Exercising

CD3

71.40 ± 1.40

76.7 ± 1.75

70.4 ± 1.85

0.152

CD3/CD49d

65.2 ± 1.52

71.4 ± 2.21

53.0 ± 3.24

<0.001

CD3/CD4

42.95 ± 1.37

42.87 ± 1.58

51.8 ± 2.99

0.011

CD3/CD4/CD49d

37.1 ± 1.32

38.0 ± 1.38

36.8 ± 2.92

0.747

CD3/CD8

23.7 ± 1.53

23.2 ± 2.41

16.4 ± 2.03

0.026

CD3/CD8/CD49d

23.2 ± 1.47

23.3 ± 2.19

15.6 ± 2.06

0.010

Overall counts of gated lymphocytes (× 109/L)

2.19 ± 0.15

2.07 ± 0.15

1.69 ± 0.18

0.673

Absolute numbers of gated lymphocytes expressing a phenotype (× 109/L)

    

CD3

1.54 ± 0.09

1.58 ± 0.06

1.27 ± 0.17

0.189

CD3/CD49d

1.40 ± 0.08

1.47 ± 0.09

0.98 ± 0.14

0.008

CD3/CD4

0.92 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.06

0.84 ± 0.09

0.674

CD3/CD4/CD49d

0.80 ± 0.05

0.78 ± 0.05

0.66 ± 0.66

0.388

CD3/CD8

0.52 ± 0.05

0.48 ± 0.06

0.30 ± 0.06

0.024

CD3/CD8/CD49d

0.51 ± 0.05

0.48 ± 0.5

0.28 ± 0.06

0.016

  1. SEM = The standard error of the mean.