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Table 8 Immune Function significant effects exist and significant post hoc comparisons.

From: A forced titration study of the antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects of Ambrotose AO supplement

Secondary Outcome Measure

Effect

 

Mean

SE

Pairwise

p value

Mature B Cell Number

Smoker

No

0.25

0.03

 

0.028

  

Yes

0.35

0.04

  

Natural Killer Cell Number

Smoker

No

0.20

0.02

 

0.003

  

Yes

0.27

0.02

  

Phagocytosis of Granulocytes

Dose

Baseline

45.01

1.43

base vs 8

0.002

  

1

43.70

2.17

1 vs 8

0.038

  

2

50.68

2.89

2 vs 4

0.010

  

4

42.81

1.65

4 vs 8

0.000

  

8

50.49

1.58

  
 

Gender

Male

43.70

2.18

 

0.038

  

Female

49.37

1.73

  

Phagocytosis of Granulocytes

Dose

Baseline

45.01

1.44

base vs 8

0.001

   (4 capsule dose excluded)

 

1

43.96

2.19

1 vs 8

0.026

  

2

50.36

2.92

  
  

8

50.47

1.54

  
 

Gender

Male

44.64

2.23

 

0.035

  

Female

50.27

1.78

  

Phagocytosis of Monocytes

Dose

Baseline

34.37

0.89

2 vs 4

0.003

  

1

33.24

1.38

  
  

2

35.76

1.83

  
  

4

32.01

1.27

  
  

8

32.70

1.41

  
 

Gender

Male

31.43

1.29

 

0.007

  

Female

35.80

1.02

  

Phagocytosis of Monocytes

Gender

Male

32.03

1.39

 

0.022

   (4 capsule dose excluded)

 

Female

35.93

1.09

  

Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity

Gender

Male

19.41

1.70

 

0.04

  

Female

14.77

1.28

  

Cox 2.

Dose

Baseline

80.42

1.06

base vs 1

0.047

  

1

83.77

0.79

  
  

2

81.99

0.73

  
  

4

81.69

1.07

  
  

8

81.80

1.26

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