T, B, and NKT Cells in Systemic Inflammation in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Table 2

Proportion of lymphocyte subtypes and CD4+ : CD8+ ratio in the peripheral blood of patients with OSA and healthy subjects. Data expressed as median (p25–p75).

Lymphocyte subset (%)	OSA ()	Healthy subjects ()
B; CD19+	7.9; 5.6–10.7	10.9; 8.5–13.4	<0.05
T; CD 3+	74.4; 67.0–80.0	71.7; 67.8–77.2	NS
Th; CD4+	35.5; 30.9–44.4	42.4; 39.7–49.7	0.005
Tc; CD8+	36.4; 28.1–45.1	26.8; 23.1–38.7	0.02
Th : Tc	0.9; 0.6–1.5	1.5; 1.2–1.9	0.0003
NK; CD3−CD16+/CD56+	15.5; 11.5–24.3	8.5; 6.9–14.6	<0.05
NKT-like; CD3+CD16+/CD56+	5.7; 2.8–11.2	3.0; 1.8–5.8	<0.05
CD3+/HLA DR+	8.4; 5.1–12.2	4.5; 3.8–6.5	<0.05