Assessment of Regulatory T Cells in Childhood Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Table 3

Comparison between Treg and platelet counts in the chronic and nonchronic ITP subgroups.

Variable	Chronic	Nonchronic	𝑃 value*
Treg1 (𝑛=19)	0.09 (0.02–0.11)	0.12 (0.06–0.33)	0.254
Platelet 1 (𝑛=19)	5,000 (4,000–13,000)	6,000 (4,000–13,000)	0.793
Treg2 (𝑛=16)	0.10 (0.04–0.14)	0.15 (0.05–0.36)	0.364
Platelet 2 (𝑛=16)	136,000 (22,000–256,000)	252,000 (104,500–341,500)	0. 364
Treg3 (𝑛=16)	0.10 (0.06–0.73)	0.16 (0.02–0.22)	0.704
Platelet 3 (𝑛=16)	24,000 (15,000–81,000)	275,000 (138,000–370,500)	0.007
Treg4 (𝑛=15)	0.08 (0.03–0.10)	0.11 (0.04–0.21)	0.448
Platelet 4 (𝑛=15)	21,000 (17,000–30,000)	254,500 (184,250–316,500)	0.004

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