Research Article

Long-Term GAD-alum Treatment Effect on Different T-Cell Subpopulations in Healthy Children Positive for Multiple Beta Cell Autoantibodies

Table 2

Cross-sectional analysis stratified by treatment (GAD-alum/placebo) evaluating whether GAD-alum treatment is associated with different T-cell subpopulations during study follow-up.

Phenotyped T-cell populations1Visit2Estimate95% CI value

T-cells CD3+8-0.41-0.7, -0.120.008
10-0.36-0.66, -0.060.022
CD3 + CD4+8-0.24-0.43, -0.060.014
10-0.20-0.39, 00.048
 CD4+ CD45RA+ CD45RO-8-0.18-0.33, -0.030.019
 CD4+ CD45RA+ CD45RO+8-0.03-0.06, 00.038
 CD4 + CD45RA + CD62L+8-0.19-0.34, -0.050.013
 CD4 + CD45RA + CD62L-8-0.01-0.02, 00.039
 CD4 + CD62L+8-0.25-0.46, -0.050.017
 CD4 + CD62L-8-0.03-0.05, -0.010.008
CD3 + CD8+8-0.15-0.28, -0.020.023
10-0.12-0.22, -0.020.018
 CD8+ CD45RA+ CD45RO-8-0.11-0.22, -0.010.035
10-0.11-0.20, -0.010.028
 CD8 + CD45RA + CD62L+8-0.11-0.2, -0.020.020
10-0.11-0.18, -0.030.011
 CD8 + CD62L+10-0.09-0.16, -0.010.023
 CD8 + CD62L-8-0.06-0.12, -0.010.032

1Visits 8 and 10 equal 18, respectively, 24 months of follow-up after first treatment dose. 2Estimated difference between GAD-alum-treated children and placebo-treated children. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.