Large inflammatory (CD14+ CD16+) monocytes in the admitted group
Hospitalized patients exhibited a lower percentage of CD14+ monocytes than non-hospitalized patients with a median of 3.91% (2.20-6.310) Vs. 7.43 (IQR 6.09-10.10), respectively, (p <0.001). As majority of the monocytes were of small size, the hospitalized group had a lower median of 2.46% (IQR 1.21-4.10) CD14+ small monocytes compared to the non-hospitalized grou with a median of 4.58% (IQR 3.34-5.53),p < 0.001), (Table 3).
Although there was no difference in the total large CD14+ monocytes, large inflammatory (CD14+ CD16+) monocytes were seen at a higher percentage in the hospitalized group with a median of 27.3% (IQR 12.31-40.62) compared to those non-hospitalized with 15.29 % (IQR 11.39- 9.54), p <0.001), (Table 3).