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Table 7 B cells and NK cells in the 4 BMI categories of elderly 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

3.8 (2.19)

4.3 (2.24)

4.0 (1.57)

2.7 (1.81)

0.8483

0.8128

0.3471

IgD+CD27-

14.5 (6.14)

7.8 (6.68)

5.4 (4.35)

25.1 (8.12)

0.4307

0.2002

0.0159

IgD-CD27+

24.6 (16.33)

29.9 (12.8)

34.5 (11.21)

12.4 (13.08)

0.6357

0.1720

0.042

NK Cells

2.0 (2.2)

0.7 (1.16)

1.0 (1.59)

1.0 (1.70)

0.0488

0.3822

0.3614

  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).