Figure 2

Frequencies of circulating Th17 (IL17+CD8−) cells and intracellular IL-10 levels by CD8− T cells in premenopausal women (n = 25) and postmenopausal women (n = 45) (a & c) and in 3 cohorts (b & d): Pre-N (n = 25), Post-N (n = 20) and Post-L (n = 25). Data are expressed as scatter plots. Statistical significance was estimated by Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA with Dunn’s post-hoc analysis for multiple groups and Mann–Whitney U test for pairwise comparison. The level of significance was considered only when p values were < 0.05.