Table 2.

Spearman rank correlation coefficients and 95% Cl for the absolute numbers of MDCs and PDC (mL blood) versus absolute CD4 or CD8 counts (cells/mm3)




P (95% Cl)
CD4 correlations   
    KS group   
        CD4 vs MDC   .92 (.71-.98)* 
        CD4 vs PDC   .56 (-.05-.87)  
    Non-KS group   
        CD4 vs MDC   .94 (.56-.99)* 
        CD4 vs PDC   .94 (.56-1.00)* 
CD8 correlations   
    KS group   
        CD8 vs MDC   .573 (-.04-.87)  
        CD8 vs PDC   .509 (-.13-.85)  
    Non-KS group   
        CD8 vs MDC   .829 (.0519-.98)* 
        CD8 vs PDC
 
.829 (.0519-.98)*
 



P (95% Cl)
CD4 correlations   
    KS group   
        CD4 vs MDC   .92 (.71-.98)* 
        CD4 vs PDC   .56 (-.05-.87)  
    Non-KS group   
        CD4 vs MDC   .94 (.56-.99)* 
        CD4 vs PDC   .94 (.56-1.00)* 
CD8 correlations   
    KS group   
        CD8 vs MDC   .573 (-.04-.87)  
        CD8 vs PDC   .509 (-.13-.85)  
    Non-KS group   
        CD8 vs MDC   .829 (.0519-.98)* 
        CD8 vs PDC
 
.829 (.0519-.98)*
 

Correlations were assessed separately for each of the matched KS patients and controls. For one KS patient, PDC and MDC numbers were unavailable.

*

Significant at P < .05.