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Table 4 Results of statistical analysis between T1DM children and controls and SLE children and controls

From: Flow cytometric analysis of the CD4+ TCR Vβ repertoire in the peripheral blood of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematosus and age-matched healthy controls

 

Group

       
 

Controls

 

SLE

  

T1DM

  
 

Median

iqr

Median

iqr

p

Median

iqr

p

Vb3

4.40

3.60

5.60

2.40

.200

4.20

3.20

.833

Vb5.3

1.60

1.10

1.40

1.00

.661

1.70

1.10

.851

Vb7.1

1.60

1.50

1.70

1.40

.475

2.20

1.00

.181

Vb16

1.95

1.40

5.62

4.30

<.001

2.60

3.60

.252

Vb9

2.50

1.40

3.60

2.60

.019

4.10

2.10

.002

Vb17

4.20

1.70

2.40

3.26

.029

3.80

2.30

.515

Vb20

3.80

3.00

3.85

2.75

.543

2.90

2.70

.044

Vb18

1.20

1.50

1.00

1.00

.464

1.80

1.90

.027

Vb5.1

4.20

2.30

4.00

2.40

.498

6.30

2.00

.003

Vb8

3.90

1.60

2.80

2.90

.175

3.70

1.70

.302

Vb13.1

3.90

1.50

5.10

1.10

.067

4.40

.70

.119

Vb13.6

1.80

.80

1.80

1.40

.791

2.00

.50

.145

Vb12

4.50

1.80

6.30

4.64

.013

4.70

3.10

.879

Vb5.2

1.10

.90

1.70

1.20

.650

1.20

.80

.438

Vb2

7.40

3.70

7.00

4.67

.318

7.90

2.50

.815

Vb21.3

2.60

1.00

3.48

.80

.006

2.60

.50

.605

Vb23

.80

1.10

.95

.51

.986

1.10

.90

.557

Vb1

3.10

.80

3.45

2.05

.564

3.00

1.40

.869

Vb14

3.70

2.00

3.35

3.09

.835

2.40

1.30

.001

Vb11

1.40

1.00

1.79

1.40

.169

1.30

1.00

.842

Vb22

2.70

1.10

2.10

2.22

.085

3.10

1.80

.236

Vb7.2

1.70

1.70

3.15

1.45

.010

1.80

1.80

.241

Vb13.2

2.20

1.50

3.25

1.35

.012

3.20

1.40

.017

Vb4

.70

.70

1.15

2.04

.542

1.50

.80

<.001

  1. Statistical analysis of the CD4+ TCR Vβ lymphocytes between a) SLE patients and controls, b) T1DM patients and controls. Only the Vβ16 chain presented with significantly increased usage in SLE children and the Vβ4 chain in T1DM ones.