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Table 3 Leukocyte counts and CRP levels

From: Changes in leukocytes and CRP in different stages of major depression

Variables

FEMD

RMD

Control

Final ART-analysisa

p-value FEMD/RMD/C

Post-hoc ART-analysisa

p-FEMD/C

Post-hoc ART-analysisa

p-RMD/C

Post-hoc ART-analysisa

p-RMD/FEMD

Neutrophils-T0b

4.22 (3.43;5.37;81)

4.52 (3.42;5.39;46)

3.37 (2.66;4.40;128)

0.010

0.034

0.034

0.374

Neutrophils-T6b

3.79 (3.02;5.06;62)

3.87 (3.12;5.31;35)

–

0.803

   

T0–T6 p-value

0.104

0.134

     

Eosinophils-T0b

0.14 (0.07;0.20;81)

0.14 (0.07;0.20;44)

0.15 (0.10;0.26;128)

0.003

0.005

0.004

0.679

Eosinophils-T6b

0.20 (0.12;0.32;62)

0.13 (0.08;0.20;34)

–

0.676

   

T0–T6 p-value

0.011*

0.572

     

Basophils-T0b

0.05 (0.00;0.07;81)

0 (0;0.07;44)

0.05 (0;0.07;128)

0.445

0.518

0.470

0.470

Basophils-T6b

0.05 (0.00;0.07;62)

0 (0;0.07;34)

–

0.676

   

T0–T6 p-value

0.408

0.975

     

Monocytes-T0b

0.45 (0.32;0.61;78)

0.41 (0.32;0.56;44)

0.40 (0.32;0.50;128)

0.519

0.560

0.732

0.732

Monocytes-T6b

0.43 (0.34;0.54;60)

0.45 (0.33;0.58;35)

–

0.676

   

T0–T6 p-value

0.298

0.720

     

Lymphocytes-T0b

2.08 (1.66;2.52;81)

2.48 (1.93;2.96;46)

1.90 (1.52;2.38;128)

0.005

0.492

0.003

0.012

Lymphocytes-T6b

2.27 (1.77;2.69;62)

2.24 (1.92;2.55;35)

–

0.785

   

T0–T6 p-value

0.104

0.171

     

CRP-T0 (mg/L)

3.61 (1.00;4.00;82)

2.00 (1.00;4.00;45)

1.00 (0.60;2.65;129)

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.021

0.260

CRP-T6 (mg/L)

1.75 (0.70;4.00;62)

1.90 (0.80;4.00;32)

–

0.676

   

T0–T6 p-value

0.199

0.975

     

Neutrophil/lymphocyte-T0

2.00 (1.53;2.77;81)

1.67 (1.38;2.32;46)

1.80 (1.37;2.25;128)

0.164

0.129

0.637

0.129

Neutrophil/lymphocyte-T6

1.78 (1.28;2.62;62)

1.76 (1.46;2.20;35)

–

0.929

   

T0–T6 p-value

0.032

0.835

     

Monocyte/lymphocyte-T0

0.23 (0.15;0.32;78)

0.20 (0.14;0.25;44)

0.21 (0.16;0.28;128)

0.164

0.442

0.442

0.418

Monocyte/lymphocyte-T6

0.20 (0.15;0.26;60)

0.23 (0.15;0.28;35)

–

0.685

   

T0–T6 p-value

0.032

0.146

     
  1. Complementary neutrophil:lymphocyte and monocyte:lymphocyte ratios are displayed in the lower part of this table (for interested readers)
  2. Data are presented as median (quartile 1; quartile 3; sample size)
  3. CRP C-reactive protein
  4. Significant p-values are highlighted in bold font
  5. aFinal ART-analyses with relevant covariates smoking, BMI, gender (from Table 2)
  6. b×109/L