Weeks
|
NK cells
|
CD4+
|
CD8+
|
CD4+/CD8+
|
---|
|
%
|
a.n. x 109
|
%
|
a.n. x 109
|
%
|
a.n. x 109
|
%
|
---|
|
Non-smokers (placebo, n = 27)
|
---|
0
|
25.00 ± 9.44
|
0.73 ± 0.34
|
29.07 ± 6.16
|
0.91 ± 0.28
|
31.69 ± 7.41
|
0.99 ± 0.41
|
0.99 ± 0.40
|
12
|
22.85 ± 7.74
|
0.70 ± 0.35
|
30.81 ± 6.75
|
0.94 ± 0.35
|
31.19 ± 8.03
|
1.00 ± 0.36
|
1.02 ± 0.46
|
24
|
24.72 ± 7.94
|
0.75 ± 0.32
|
31.27 ± 6.87
|
0.92 ± 0.32
|
32.07 ± 8.30
|
0.94 ± 0.36
|
1.07 ± 0.48
|
|
Non-smokers (palmvitee, n = 29)
|
0
|
25.59 ± 8.80
|
0.86 ± 0.36
|
27.55 ± 6.68
|
0.92 ± 0.29
|
31.38 ± 7.75
|
1.07 ± 0.30
|
0.96 ± 0.48
|
12
|
24.59 ± 8.45
|
0.81 ± 0.33
|
27.62 ± 7.72
|
0.92 ± 0.33
|
30.28 ± 6.75
|
1.03 ± 0.35
|
0.97 ± 0.47
|
24
|
24.72 ± 8.78
|
0.72 ± 0.42
|
30.17 ± 9.35
|
0.90 ± 0.30
|
31.00 ± 6.72
|
0.96 ± 0.37
|
1.03 ± 0.53
|
|
Smokers (placebo, n = 28)
|
0
|
19.54 ± 7.50+
|
0.76 ± 0.39
|
32.18 ± 5.98+
|
1.24 ± 0.44+
|
27.82 ± 5.36+
|
1.08 ± 0.34
|
1.22 ± 0.38+
|
12
|
19.46 ± 8.55+
|
0.75 ± 0.45
|
33.07 ± 7.32+
|
1.23 ± 0.39+
|
27.46 ± 6.01+
|
1.05 ± 0.36
|
1.24 ± 0.40+
|
24
|
19.18 ± 10.93+
|
0.64 ± 0.46
|
35.14 ± 7.93+
|
1.14 ± 0.44+
|
28.04 ± 7.34
|
0.93 ± 0.27
|
1.25 ± 0.36+
|
|
Smokers (palmvitee, n = 30)
|
0
|
18.48 ± 6.32++
|
0.58 ± 0.17++
|
32.20 ± 5.54++
|
1.03 ± 0.29
|
30.37 ± 8.09
|
1.00 ± 0.45
|
1.13 ± 0.39
|
12
|
17.87 ± 6.50++
|
0.55 ± 0.21++
|
33.20 ± 5.56++
|
1.07 ± 0.29++
|
30.17 ± 8.21
|
0.98 ± 0.42
|
1.21 ± 0.44++
|
24
|
19.03 ± 7.82
|
0.57 ± 0.27
|
33.90 ± 5.56++
|
1.03 ± 0.37
|
30.67 ± 7.61
|
0.92 ± 0.38
|
1.19 ± 0.43++
|
- Results are shown as mean ± SD. a.n. represents actual number. + indicates significant difference as compared to nonsmokers taking placebo (p < 0.05). ++ indicates significant difference as compared to nonsmokers taking palmvitee (p < 0.05).