Assessment of Regulatory T Cells in Childhood Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Table 1

Comparison of Treg and platelet counts in the case and control groups.

Variable	Case group	Control group	𝑃 value*
Treg1 (𝑛=19)	0.11 (0.06–0.26)	0.22 (0.01–0.40)	0.908
Platelet 1 (𝑛=19)	12,473 (4,000–13,000)	300,000 (240,000–375,000)	<0.0001
Treg2 (𝑛=16)	0.13 (0.05–0.31)	0.22 (0.01–0.40)	0.987
Platelet 2 (𝑛=16)	215,687 (91,250–338,750)	300,000 (240,000–375,000)	0.076
Treg3 (𝑛=16)	0.13 (0.02–0.23)	0.22 (0.01–0.40)	0.659
Platelet 3 (𝑛=16)	215,812 (81,000–348,000)	300,000 (240,000–375,000)	0.066
Treg4 (𝑛=15)	0.10 (0.03–0.16)	0.22 (0.01–0.40)	0.410
Platelet 4 (𝑛=15)	248,000 (113,000–315,000)	300,000 (240,000–375,000)	0.033

Platelet counts expressed as median (interquartile range) and Treg counts as percentages.
∗Mann-Whitney U test.