Table 4 The expression levels of SMB and NSMB in peripheral blood in three group.

From: Distribution of multi-level B cell subsets in thymoma and thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis

Subsets of B cells

T

TMGL

TMGH

Statistical test

Δmean (95%CI of Δmean) (T VS TMGL)

Δmean (95%CI of Δmean) (T VS TMGH)

Δmean (95%CI of Δmean) (TMGL VS TMGH)

P value

Switched memory B

0.3 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1a

0.2 ± 0.1a

F = 5.396, df = 2

0.061 (0.010, 0.111)

0.078 (0.026, 0.131)

0.017 (− 0.040, 0.075)

0.007a

Non-switched memory B

0.1 (0.2–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.0)

0.1 (0.2–0.1)

H = 6.219, df = 2

0.092 (0.023, 0.161)

0.083 (0.015, 0.152)

− 0.009 (− 0.087, 0.069)

0.045b

  1. aThe measurement data were normally distributed and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used.
  2. bThe data did not follow a normal distribution and the Kruskal–Wallis test was used. In peripheral blood, the Bonferroni corrected P value was 0.05/32 (0.002).
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