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Table 6 B cells and NK cells in the 4 BMI categories of young subjects

From: Nutritional status influences peripheral immune cell phenotypes in healthy men in rural Pakistan

 

BMI Category

p-value

 

NW

OB

OW

UW

OB-NW

OW-NW

UW-NW

B cells

2.9 (2.45)

3.8 (2.44)

3.0 (2.10)

1.9 (1.80)

0.6368

0.5421

0.5520

IgD+CD27-

39.5 (13.0)

39.9 (11.27)

30.2 (11.35)

32.2 (16.20)

0.8581

0.1896

0.3731

IgD-CD27+

16.3 (14.80)

18.3 (12.11)

22.9 (7.11)

16.8 (13.82)

0.7645

0.3172

0.8066

NK Cells

1.0 (3.05)

0.6 (0.71)

0.5 (0.64)

0.5 (1.36)

0.331

0.8060

0.7704

  1. Significant Dunnett’s test (p < 0.05) comparing B cells and NK cells with the reference group. The reference group defined as having BMI, 18.5–24.9. OB, Obese; OW, Overweight; NW, Normal Weight; UW, Underweight.The values are means (SD).