Cell subsets | Sample collection | Zinc group (n = 28) | Control group (n = 30) | P value |
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
CD3+% | Before | 64.88 ± 6.66 | 64.22 ± 5.49 | 0.485 |
After | 62.99 ± 10.93 | 65.44 ± 5.52 | 0.436 | |
CD4+% | Before | 44.25 ± 4.66 | 44.40 ± 4.54 | 0.578 |
After | 53.60 ± 5.78 | 44.73 ± 4.39 | 0.001 | |
CD8+% | Before | 37.75 ± 5.09 | 38.07 ± 5.00 | 0.612 |
After | 36.42 ± 5.07 | 36.51 ± 4.08 | 0.523 | |
CD4+/CD8+ | Before | 1.18 ± 0.13 | 1.18 ± 0.12 | 0.613 |
After | 1.49 ± 0.29 | 1.26 ± 0.18 | 0.002 |