Immunity evaluation method, immunity evaluation apparatus, immunity evaluation program and data recording medium having the immunity evaluation program stored therein

An immunity evaluation method for evaluating immunity by using immune cell markers for immune cells contained in sampled blood, the method comprising the following steps of:

• determining an evaluation value for each of at least two selected kinds of immune cell markers based on individual immune cell markers contained in said sampled blood;
• adding the evaluation values so obtained for said at least two selected kinds of immune cell markers;
• and
• evaluating the immunity from the results of the adding,
• wherein said at least two selected kinds of immune cell markers include a T cell count and a T cell proliferation index.

An immunity evaluation method for evaluating immunity by using a T cell proliferation index determined from sampled blood, the method comprising the following steps of:

• determining in advance a regression equation based on a correlation between the T cell proliferation index and age;
• determining a predicted value of the T cell proliferation index by substituting an input true age into the regression equation;
• and
• determining an estimated range of immunity-adjusted age from the predicted value so obtained and the determined T cell proliferation index.

An immunity evaluation apparatus for evaluating immunity by using immune cell markers for immune cells contained in sampled blood, the apparatus comprising:

• a means for determining an evaluation value for each of at least two selected kinds of immune cell markers based on the individual immune cell markers contained in said sampled blood;
• a means for adding the evaluation values so obtained for said at least two selected kinds of immune cell markers;
• and
• a means for evaluating the immunity from the results of the adding,
• wherein said at least two selected kinds of immune cell markers include a T cell count and a T cell proliferation index.

An immunity evaluation apparatus for evaluating immunity by using a T cell proliferation index determined from sampled blood, the apparatus comprising:

• a means for determining in advance a regression equation based on a correlation between the T cell proliferation index and age;
• a means for determining a predicted value of the T cell proliferation index by substituting an input true age into the regression equation;
• and
• a means for determining an estimated range of immunity-adjusted age from the predicted value so obtained and the determined T cell proliferation index.

An immunity evaluation program for realizing functions on a computer to evaluate immunity by using immune cell markers for immune cells contained in sampled blood, the program comprising the following function of:

• determining an evaluation value for each of at least two selected kinds of immune cell markers based on individual immune cell markers input through an input unit;
• adding the evaluation values so obtained for said at least two selected kinds of immune cell markers;
• and
• evaluating the immunity from the results of the adding,
• wherein said at least two selected kinds of immune cell markers include a T cell count and a T cell proliferation index.

An immunity evaluation program for realizing functions on a computer to evaluate immunity by using a T cell proliferation index determined from sampled blood, the program comprising the following function of:

• determining in advance a regression equation based on a correlation between the T cell proliferation index and age;
• determining a predicted value of the T cell proliferation index by substituting an input true age into the regression equation;
• and
• determining an estimated range of immunity-adjusted age from the predicted value so obtained and the determined T cell proliferation index.