Malnutrition in Healthy Individuals Results in Increased Mixed Cytokine Profiles, Altered Neutrophil Subsets and Function
Fig 5
PBMCs from individuals with normal BMI (n = 17) and low BMI (n = 23, of which 9 were moderately malnourished and 14 were severely malnourished) were isolated by density gradient centrifugation and the frequency of LDGs (CD15+arginase+ cells) was determined by flow cytometry. Fig 5A shows the correlation between BMI and the frequency of LDGs and statistical significance was established using a Spearman rank test. Fig 5B shows the frequency of LDGs between the individuals with a normal BMI, moderately malnourished and severely malnourished individuals and statistical significance was established using a Kruskal-Wallis test.