Helicobacter pylori L-form and patients with chronic gastritis

Table 3 Detection of T lymphocyte subsets in patients with chronic gastritis in relation to infection with Helicobacter pylori and its L-forms

Group	n	CD3+ (%)	CD4+ (%)	CD8+ (%)	CD4+/CD8+
Hp (-)	202	60.72 ± 8.38b	36.33 ± 3.68d	25.83 ± 6.93	1.55 ± 0.34j
Hp (+)	226	47.58 ± 4.44b	25.51 ± 4.74d	22.77 ± 7.46	1.44 ± 0.51j
Hp-L (-)	17	50.81 ± 6.20	33.74 ± 5.34f	25.04 ± 10.48	1.68 ± 0.58h
Hp-L (+)	209	46.67 ± 5.21	30.75 ± 4.89f	22.15 ± 6.45	1.32 ± 0.47h
Total	428	52.20 ± 6.21	34.31 ± 4.18	23.49 ± 6.86	1.16 ± 0.466

^bP < 0.001, t = 20.61;

^dP < 0.001, t = 26.21;

^jP < 0.001, t = 4.36;

^fP < 0.001, t = 7.78;

^hP < 0.01, t = 2.99. Hp: Helicobacter pylori.