Immunohistochemical phenotyping of T cells, granulocytes, and phagocytes in the muscle of cancer patients: association with radiologically defined muscle mass and gene expression

Table 3 Correlation between the number of immune cells and muscle mass variables, all patients (n = 30)

		Total T cells	CD4 T cells	CD8 T cells	CD3−CD4+ cells	Total granulocytes/phagocytes	Granulocytes/phagocytes subtype 1	Granulocytes/phagocytes subtype 2
Muscle fiber CSA	r	0.63	0.41	0.63	0.45	0.29	0.46	− 0.05
Muscle fiber CSA	p	0.0002	0.026	0.0002	0.012	0.126	0.011	0.784
SMI	r	0.49	0.28	0.44	0.2	− 0.003	0.14	− 0.16
SMI	p	0.006	0.136	0.014	0.59	0.986	0.44	0.395
SMI z-scores	r	0.44	0.12	0.49	0.24	− 0.04	0.05	− 0.12
SMI z-scores	p	0.016	0.517	0.005	0.186	0.823	0.782	0.527

r = Spearman’s coefficient of correlation. p = < 0.05: statistical significance. CSA cross-sectional area, SMI skeletal muscle index

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