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

Table 5 Adjusted statistical analysis in CD4 + Vβ4 chain

Vβ4	Group	Mean	Std. Err.	Std. Dev.	[95% Conf.	Interval]
	Controls	0.797	0.097	0.541	0.598	0.995	<.001
	T1DM	1.740	0.183	0.710	1.347	2.133
Vβ4	Group	“New” mean			Std. Err.	Std. Dev.	[95% Conf.	Interval]	p
	Controls	0.956	+20% of the original value		0.097	0.541	0.598	0.995	0.026
	T1DM	1.392	-20% of the original value		0.183	0.710	1.347	2.133

Adjustment of statistical analysis for the CD4 + Vβ cells for a maximum CV of 20% showed that differences between healthy controls and T1DM children remained significant. CV: coefficient of variation.

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