Efficacy of β2-adrenergic receptor agonist combined with corticosteroid in the treatment of children with cough variant asthma

Table 6 Comparison of T-lymphocytes count between the two groups before and after treatment (mean ± SD)

Group	CD3+ (%)		t	P value	CD4+ (%)		t	P value	CD8+ (%)		t	P value
	Pre-treatment Post-treatment	Post-treatment Post-treatment			Pre-treatment Post-treatment	Post-treatment Post-treatment			Pre-treatment Post-treatment	Post-treatment Post-treatment
Observation group (n = 65)	44.6 ± 6.34	67.4 ± 4.65	-8.25	0.008	29.8 ± 5.56	42.8 ± 5.06	-9.78	0.011	33.2 ± 5.21	25.6 ± 4.89	10.6	0.012
Control group (n = 65)	44.7 ± 7.32	58.8 ± 5.63	-2.67	0.004	28.3 ± 5.25	38.9 ± 7.48	-8.96	0.012	32.7 ± 6.18	28.5 ± 5.12	9.78	0.023
t	1.785	2.165			0.895	2.418			0.794	0.947
P value	0.562	0.024			0.732	0.002			0.001	0.003