Table 2 Correlation between neutrophils collected from the oral cavity and peripheral blood
| Â | Oral neutrophil counts | Peripheral blood neutrophil counts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Correlation (95% CI) | p-value for null hypothesis rho = 0 | Correlation (95% CI) | p-value for null hypothesis rho = 0 |
Oral swab T0 | 0.83 (0.70, 0.91) | <0.0001 | -0.01 (-0.32, 0.30) | 0.95 |
Oral swab T1 | NA | .. | -0.04 (-0.35, 0.28) | 0.81 |
Oral swab T2 | NA | .. | -0.01 (-0.32, 0.30) | 0.94 |
Oral swab T3 | 0.70 (0.48, 0.83) | <0.0001 | -0.11 (-0.41,0.21) | 0.49 |