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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2005; 11(16): 2486-2490
Published online Apr 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i16.2486
Table 1 Changes CD4 and CD8 cells in H pylori positive and negative cases (mean±SD).
HP infectionnCD4CD8
Positive459102.82±2747.18a6285.67±3308.74
Negative176255.33±3284.886992.91±3524.89
Table 2 Correlation between symptoms and CD4 cell infiltrations.
PSymptom
P = 0.01-0.05Heavy head or heavy body (t = 2.563), thirst (t = 2.478)
P = 0.06-0.2Lower spirit, weakness of body or faint limbs, irritation
P = 0.21-0.5Stomachache, hard stool, weak taste without thirst, distending fullness in chest, cool limbs with aversion to cold
P>0.6Distending fullness in abdomen, diarrhea, constipation, acid regurgitation and epigastric upset, nausea or vomiting
Table 3 Correlation between symptoms and CD8 cell infiltrations.
PSymptom
P = 0.01-0.05Cool limbs with aversion to cold (t = 2.872)
P = 0.06-0.2Stomachache, nausea or vomiting
P = 0.21-0.5Weakness of body or faint limbs
P>0.6Heavy feeling of head or body, thirst, distending fullness in abdomen, diarrhea, constipation, acid regurgitation and epigastric upset, hard stool, weak taste without thirst, distending fullness in chest, lower spirit, irritation
Table 4 Effect of symptom assemblages on the predicted percentage of CD4 and CD8 cell infiltrations.
SymptomCell levelPredicted percentage of CD4Predicted percentage of CD8
Digestion relatedLower62.589.2
Higher62.116.7
Overall62.360.7
Non-digestion relatedLower75.083.8
Higher58.650.0
Overall67.270.5
Table 5 Effect of symptom assemblages on the predicted percentage of H pylori infection.
SymptomH pylori infectionPredicted percentage
Digestion relatedNegative17.6
Positive95.5
Overall73.8
Non-digestion relatedNegative41.2
Positive93.2
Overall78.7
Table 6 Effect of symptom assemblage based on K-mean cluster analysis on the predicted percentage of CD4 and CD8 infiltrations and H pylori infection.
SymptomInfiltrationPredicted percentage of CD4Predicted percentage of CD8H pylori infectionPredicted percentage
Category one1Lower78.1100Negative0
Higher44.80Positive100
Overall62.360.7Overall72.1
Category two1Lower68.881.1Negative35.3
Higher62.158.3Positive90.9
Overall65.672.1Overall75.4
Table 7 Difference of symptoms between the two clusters of cases based on the symptoms, CD4 and CD8 cell infiltrations.
PSymptom
P = 0.01-0.05Weakness of body or faint limbs (F = 5.005), lower spirit (F = 5.750), hard stool (F = 5.835)
P = 0.06-0.2Constipation, thirst, distending fullness in chest, nausea or vomiting
P = 0.21-0.5Stomachache, diarrhea, weak taste without thirst, cool limbs with aversion to cold
P>0.6Heavy feeling of head or body, distending fullness in abdomen, acid regurgitation and epigastric upset, irritation