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Table 6 Lymphocyte phenotypes of overweight and obese older adults in control and olive oil groups at baseline and month 3a

From: Cardio-metabolic and immunological impacts of extra virgin olive oil consumption in overweight and obese older adults: a randomized controlled trial

 

Control (N = 15)

 

Olive Oil (N = 16)

 

Cell type

Baseline

Month 3

 

Baseline

Month 3

P*

   

%

   

Total CD4+

53 ± 3

56 ± 2

 

53 ± 3

56 ± 3

0.92

Total CD8+

16 ± 2

15 ± 2

 

16 ± 2

15 ± 2

0.45

CD4 naïve

34 ± 3

32 ± 4

 

31 ± 5

30 ± 5

0.82

CD4-CM

42 ± 2

44 ± 2

 

35 ± 5

38 ± 5

0.99

CD4-EM

19 ± 1

19 ± 1

 

16 ± 2

16 ± 2

0.77

CD4-TEM

6 ± 1

5 ± 1

 

5 ± 1

4 ± 1

0.31

CD8 naïve

25 ± 3

27 ± 3

 

30 ± 4

30 ± 4

0.45

CD8-CM

8 ± 1

8 ± 1

 

7 ± 1

9 ± 1

0.31

CD8-EM

14 ± 1

15 ± 1

 

12 ± 2

14 ± 2

0.39

CD8-TEM

50 ± 3

51 ± 3

 

49 ± 4

47 ± 5

0.42

CD3+

63 ± 3

62 ± 3

 

60 ± 3

59 ± 4

0.77

CD19+ (B cell)

15 ± 2

15 ± 1

 

14 ± 2

14 ± 1

0.67

NKT cell

10 ± 1

10 ± 1

 

10 ± 1

13 ± 2

0.20

  1. Abbreviations: CM central memory, EM effector memory, TEM terminal effector memory, NKT natural killer T cell
  2. *P-value for difference between groups was obtained by ANCOVA adjusting for age, sex and baseline value
  3. aValues are mean ± SEM