Table 2.

Immunological characteristics of patients with HIV-DLBCL and their matched controls at DLBCL diagnosis

PatientsMatched controlsP value
13 13  
Immunoglobulin    
IgG (g/L) 12.6 (10.2- 15.1) 14.7 (11.9- 18.5) .03 
IgA (g/L) 1.7 (1.2-2.3) 2.3 (1.9-2.7) .22 
IgM (g/L) 0.7 (0.4-0.8) 0.9 (0.6-1.2) .33 
CD45+ leucocytes (× 109/L) 1.52 (1.22- 2.03) 1.67 (1.31- 1.96) .84 
T lymphocytes    
CD3+ T lymphocytes (× 109/L) 1.23 (0.9- 1.44) 1.15 (0.91- 1.37) .79 
CD3+CD4+ T lymphocytes (× 109/L) 0.43 (0.28- 0.59) 0.42 (0.33- 0.50) .74 
CD3+CD8+ T lymphocytes (× 109/L) 0.66 (0.40- 1.1) 0.62 (0.51- 0.81) .31 
CD4+:CD8+ ratio 0.7 (0.4-0.9) 0.7 (0.5-1.1) .73 
NK lymphocytes    
NK lymphocytes (× 109/L) 0.14 (0.10- 0.22) 0.16 (0.13- 0.30) .64 
B lymphocytes    
CD19+ B lymphocytes (× 109/L) 0.17 (0.05- 0.4) 0.23 (0.12- 0.29) .86 
CD19+IgD+CD27 among B lymphocytes (%) 84.5 (75.0- 90.0) 70.0 (61.0- 79.0) .17 
CD19+IgD+CD27+ among B lymphocytes (%) 4.5 (2.0-9.8) 7.0 (3.0-19.0) .29 
CD19+IgDCD27+ among B lymphocytes (%) 6.0 (3.8- 10.8) 15.0 (13.0- 20.0) .37 
Cytokines    
IL-6 blood level (pg/mL) 9.2 (0.0- 38.6) 5.4 (1.0-35.0) .78 
IL-10 blood level (pg/mL) 23.7 (11.6- 36.9) 4.4 (3.9-12.0) .001 
BAFF blood level (pg/mL) 1114.0 (850.2- 1880.8) 426.5 (362.0- 581.0) .016 
PatientsMatched controlsP value
13 13  
Immunoglobulin    
IgG (g/L) 12.6 (10.2- 15.1) 14.7 (11.9- 18.5) .03 
IgA (g/L) 1.7 (1.2-2.3) 2.3 (1.9-2.7) .22 
IgM (g/L) 0.7 (0.4-0.8) 0.9 (0.6-1.2) .33 
CD45+ leucocytes (× 109/L) 1.52 (1.22- 2.03) 1.67 (1.31- 1.96) .84 
T lymphocytes    
CD3+ T lymphocytes (× 109/L) 1.23 (0.9- 1.44) 1.15 (0.91- 1.37) .79 
CD3+CD4+ T lymphocytes (× 109/L) 0.43 (0.28- 0.59) 0.42 (0.33- 0.50) .74 
CD3+CD8+ T lymphocytes (× 109/L) 0.66 (0.40- 1.1) 0.62 (0.51- 0.81) .31 
CD4+:CD8+ ratio 0.7 (0.4-0.9) 0.7 (0.5-1.1) .73 
NK lymphocytes    
NK lymphocytes (× 109/L) 0.14 (0.10- 0.22) 0.16 (0.13- 0.30) .64 
B lymphocytes    
CD19+ B lymphocytes (× 109/L) 0.17 (0.05- 0.4) 0.23 (0.12- 0.29) .86 
CD19+IgD+CD27 among B lymphocytes (%) 84.5 (75.0- 90.0) 70.0 (61.0- 79.0) .17 
CD19+IgD+CD27+ among B lymphocytes (%) 4.5 (2.0-9.8) 7.0 (3.0-19.0) .29 
CD19+IgDCD27+ among B lymphocytes (%) 6.0 (3.8- 10.8) 15.0 (13.0- 20.0) .37 
Cytokines    
IL-6 blood level (pg/mL) 9.2 (0.0- 38.6) 5.4 (1.0-35.0) .78 
IL-10 blood level (pg/mL) 23.7 (11.6- 36.9) 4.4 (3.9-12.0) .001 
BAFF blood level (pg/mL) 1114.0 (850.2- 1880.8) 426.5 (362.0- 581.0) .016 

The results are presented as median [IQR].

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