Table 2 CD45⁺CD3⁻CD56⁺CD16⁺ pNK cells and CD56⁺ uNK cells in RM patients

RM (n = 575)

pRM (n = 393)

sRM (n = 182)

p-value

Percentages (mean ± SD)

12.0 ± 5.3

12.4 ± 5.5

11.1 ± 4.6

0.0043

Absolute numbers (mean ± SD)

228.3 ± 116.4

239.1 ± 118.7

205.1 ± 107.9

0.0011

CD56⁺ uNK cells

Absolute numbers (mean ± SD)

215.2 ± 180.3 (n = 346)^a

205.4 ± 170.2 (n = 245)^a

238.8 ± 201.6 (n = 101)^a

0.12

iRM (n = 248)

ipRM (n = 167)

isRM (n = 81)

p-value

Percentages (mean ± SD

12.2 ± 5.1

12.8 ± 5.4

11.1 ± 4.3

0.0181

Absolute numbers (mean ± SD)

232.2 ± 111.9

244.9 ± 112.9

206.0 ± 105.6

0.0099

CD56⁺ uNK cells

Absolute numbers (mean ± SD)

242.5 ± 207.1 (n = 156)^a

218.2 ± 184.5 (n = 102)^a

288.4 ± 239.3 (n = 54)^a

0.044