Table 5 Percentage of apoptotic T lymphocytes among the studied groups

Sepsis group

2.375 to 9.016

5.914

83.156

Non-sepsis group

0.735 to 5.785

1.738

43.412

Control group

0.637 to 3.190

1.054

26.853

Kruskal-Wallis test

χ² = 65.184

P = 0.000*

Mann-Whitney test

Sepsis and non-sepsis groups

Sepsis and control groups

Non-sepsis and control groups

   Z

-6.480

-6.929

-3.240

   P value

0.000*

0.000*

0.001*