Table 2 Percentage of leukocyte populations and cell ratios in nAMD patients and controls.

From: Alterations in Circulating Immune Cells in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Variables

Controls (mean ± SD) n= 26

nAMD (mean ± SD) n= 103

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis (age and gender)

Multivariate analysis (age, gender, cardiovascular disease and aspirin intake)

P value nAMD vs Controls 1

P value nAMD vs Controls 2

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval for odds ratio

P value nAMD vs Controls 3

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval for odds ratio

Cell subsets (FSC/SSC plot)

 Lymphocytes (%)

30.45 ± 7.82

26.51 ± 6.97

0.013

0.033

0.94

0.88–0.99

   

 Monocytes (%)

7.28 ± 1.88

7.85 ± 2.58

0.292

      

 Neutrophils (%)

59.80 ± 8.73

63.71 ± 7.60

0.025

0.052

1.06

1.00–1.12

   

  Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio

2.16 ± 0.84

2.66 ± 1.08

0.016

0.037

17.56

1.19–258.21

   

Cell subsets (CD antigens)

 CD14+ (%)

7.35 ± 1.95

7.61 ± 2.24

0.628

      

 CD4+ (%)

12.21 ± 3.92

11.46 ± 4.25

0.301

      

 CD8+ (%)

5.86 ± 2.96

5.06 ± 3.49

0.137

      

 CD19+ (%)

3.41 ± 2.16

2.78 ± 1.48

0.126

      

 CD56+ (%)

3.27 ± 1.66

3.46 ± 1.94

0.834

      

 CD11b+ (%)

67.40 ± 9.00

72.77 ± 7.68

0.006

0.015

1.08

1.01–1.14

   

 CD16hiHLA-DR Neutrophils (%)

57.80 ± 9.05

63.19 ± 7.87

0.003

0.009

1.07

1.02–1.13

   

 CD16hiHLA-DR/(CD4 + CD8) ratio

3.51 ± 1.49

4.42 ± 1.88

0.031

0.072

10.24

0.81–129.24

   

 CD16hiHLA-DR/CD4 ratio

5.34 ± 2.34

6.34 ± 2.74

0.100

      

 CD16hiHLA-DR/CD8 ratio

13.80 ± 11.28

19.82 ± 16.22

0.051

0.072

3.97

0.88–17.88

0.041

5.66

1.07–29.79

 CD16hiHLA-DR/CD19 ratio

25.69 ± 21.26

32.14 ± 26.91

0.085

      

 CD16hiHLA-DR/CD56 ratio

22.41 ± 11.25

25.75 ± 19.89

0.714

      
  1. Bold P<0.05; SD: Standard deviation.
  2. 1Independent samples t-test.
  3. 2Multivariable logistic regression; corrected for age and gender.
  4. 3Multivariable logistic regression; corrected for age, gender, cardiovascular disease and aspirin intake.