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Table 2 Cellular phenotypes with their molecular description, parent population, number of samples evaluated, means and standard deviations

From: Natural killer cells, gamma delta T cells and classical monocytes are associated with systolic blood pressure in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA)

Cellular phenotype

Molecular description

Parent population

N

Mean

SD

Primary hypotheses

 Th1

CD4+ IFN-γ+

CD4+

770

15.3

9.0

 Th17

CD4+ IL-17A+

CD4+

770

2.1

1.4

 Tregs

CD4+ CD25+ CD127

CD4+

1113

6.2

3.8

 γδ T cells

CD3+ γδ+

CD3+

1087

6.6

6.1

Exploratory hypotheses

 T cells

CD3+

% Lymphocytes

1087

62.7

13.7

 B cells

CD19+

% Lymphocytes

1087

11.3

7.4

 NK cells

CD3 CD56+ CD16+

% Lymphocytes

1087

5.0

5.7

 Classical monocytes

CD14++ CD16

CD14 total

922

74.4

10.2

 Intermediate monocytes

CD14+ CD16+

CD14 total

922

18.1

7.1

 Non-classical monocytes

CD14DimCD16+

CD14 total

922

7.4

7.5

 T helper cells

CD4+

% Lymphocytes

1051

50.0

11.0

 Th2 cells

CD4+ IL-4+

CD4+

770

2.9

1.8

 Naive CD4+ cells

CD4+ CD45RA+

CD4+

1051

26.2

12.1

 Memory CD4+ cells

CD4+ CD45RO+

CD4+

1051

51.7

13.4

 CD28-senescent CD4 cells

CD4+ CD28

CD4+

1051

13.9

10.0

 CD28-CD57+ senescent CD4 cells

CD4+ CD28 CD57+

CD4+

1051

9.9

8.5

 CD4+ TEMRA

CD4+ CD45RA+ CD28 CD57+

CD4+

1051

5.6

5.3

 Activated/mature CD4+ cells

CD4+ CD38+

CD4+

1051

26.1

12.1

 CD57+ CD4+ cells

CD4+ CD57+

CD4+

1051

22.4

13.0

 Cytotoxic T cells

CD8+

% Lymphocytes

1062

23.6

9.3

 Tc1

CD8+ IFN-γ+

CD8+

770

41.8

17.9

 Tc2

CD8+ IL-4+

CD8+

770

7.1

4.9

 Tc17

CD8+ IL-17A+

CD8+

770

5.4

5.8

 Naive CD8+ cells

CD8+ CD45RA+

CD8+

1062

52.4

14.7

 Memory CD8+ cells

CD8+ CD45RO+

CD8+

1062

21.7

10.6

 CD28-senescent CD8 cells

CD8+ CD28

CD8+

1062

55.6

15.9

 CD28 CD57+ senescent CD8 cells

CD8+ CD28 CD57+

CD8+

1062

44.5

15.9

 CD8+ TEMRA

CD8+ CD45RA+ CD28 CD57+

CD8+

1062

32.8

14.3

 Activated/mature CD8+ cells

CD8+ CD38+

CD8+

1062

23.6

12.2

 CD57+ CD8+ cells

CD8+ CD57+

CD8+

1062

59.3

15.4