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Table 4 CD4+ and CD8+ relative telomere length, in the population and by season of birth in 18-23 years old men.

From: Thymic function and T cell parameters in a natural human experimental model of seasonal infectious diseases and nutritional burden

 

GM Ct/100 cells

CD4+

(n)

95% CI

CD8+

(n)

95% CI

*P value

All Subjects

0.02 (58)

0.014-0.039

0.06 (60)

0.036-0.112

<0.05

Harvest

0.02 (30)

0.009-0.040

0.01 (30)

0.007-0.027

0.5†

Hungry

0.03 (28)

0.010-0.050

0.04 (30)

0.018-0.069

0.62†

P value

0.49

 

0.05

  
  1. GM cross over time (Ct) which is inversely proportional to telomere length, number of subjects (n), 95% CI and p values are shown.
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Journal of Biomedical Science

ISSN: 1423-0127