an increasing trendp = 0.012
Interestingly, activated eTreg (CD4 + CD25 hi CD127 low CD45RO + CCR4 + HLA-DR + ) showed an increasing trend from 3 to 7 years, were more marked in the 5–7-year range (median 22.8% at 1-3 years vs 34.4% at 5-7 years; p = 0.012), and the frequency decreased thereafter ( Supplementary Figure 4G ).