L-forms of H. pylori

Table 2 Detection of the T lymphocyte subsets in 228 patients with peptic ulcers

Group	n	CD3+ (%)	CD4+ (%)	CD8+ (%)	CD4+/CD8+ (%)
Hp(-)	80	65.72 ± 9.38c	46.33 ± 4.86d	29.83 ± 7.39	1.74 ± 0.34e
Hp(+)	148	52.59 ± 5.44c	35.51 ± 5.74d	27.77 ± 8.64	1.56 ± 0.51e
Hp(+)&Hp-L(-)	32	55.87 ± 6.23	38.27 ± 6.43f	30.04 ± 11.84	1.86 ± 0.58
Hp(+)&Hp-L(+)	116	51.69 ± 5.28	34.75 ± 5.89f	27.15 ± 7.45	1.48 ± 0.47★
Total	228	57.20 ± 6.43	39.31 ± 5.18	28.49 ± 7.86	1.61 ± 0.466

^cP < 0.001, t = 13.38;

^dP < 0.001, t = 14.31;

^eP < 0.01, t = 2.82;

^fP < 0.01, t = 2.93; ^gP < 0.05, t = 2.65.