Table 3 |
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Natural killer cell counts and activity (NKCA) before and after two-months of cereal ingestion (mean ± SD)* |
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Variable |
Pre-study |
Post-study |
Treatment interaction p-value |
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NK lymphocytes (109/L) |
0.578 |
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Low |
0.39 ± 0.28 |
0.23 ± 0.13 |
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Medium |
0.49 ± 0.34 |
0.36 ± 0.20 |
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High |
0.35 ± 0.18 |
0.29 ± 0.14 |
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NKCA 40:1 E:T (% lysis) |
0.448 |
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Low |
44.7 ± 16.8 |
48.8 ± 16.2 |
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Medium |
47.6 ± 14.1 |
47.1 ± 16.8 |
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High |
48.4 ± 16.3 |
48.6 ± 16.3 |
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NKCA 20:1 E:T (% lysis) |
0.349 |
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Low |
33.2 ± 16.3 |
37.0 ± 16.8 |
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Medium |
33.6 ± 12.7 |
35.5 ± 12.7 |
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High |
38.1 ± 17.1 |
36.3 ± 13.2 |
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* Low (N = 24), medium (N = 21), high (N = 18) level of nutrient fortification of the cereal product. Mean ±SD. E:T = effector-to-target ratio. |
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Nieman et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:36 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-36 |
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