18
posed group also showed an increase in kypho-
formation on body proportions and estimates of
factor. A slightly increased incidence of prostatic
hypertrophy was found among the exposed males.
This will be given particular attention in the next
sis of the Marshallese data compared with many
individuals in other racial groups revealed that
the young Marshallese adult male (age group 20
ceeded the exposed in incidence of inflammatory
diseases such as adenopathy, bronchitis, and phar-
development. Table 8 shows a comparison of the
anthropometric data on males of the Rongelap
scoliosis, which is probably also due to the age
fat and muscle of various ethnic groups. His analy-
survey. The unexposed population slightly ex-
to 39) appeared outstanding in regard to muscle
yngitis. There are no obvious reasons for this dif-
group andother groups. In contrast to the men,
ference. No malignant lesions were detected in
the data indicated that the women were cither
either the exposed or unexposed groups. Papanicolaou examinations on vaginal secretions revealed
physically immature or had lost a considerable
amount oflean tissue. These data as summarized
several that were suspicious of malignancy. These
by Dr. Behnke are presented in Appendix 9.
women will be checked carefully on the next survey.
Anthropometric Studies
Pediatric Examinations
During the 1963 and 1964 physical examinations, anthropometric measurements were ob-
survey, a total of 212 children were examined: 35
of age). These measurements included height and
posed on Utirtk, 35 children born after the fall-
Children Examined 1963.
,
tained on Rongelap adults examined (> 19 years
1963
During the
:
children exposed on Rongelap, 32 children ex-
weight, and circumferences of shoulder girth,
biceps, forearm, wrist, chest, abdomen, buttocks,
out to exposed parents, and i 20 controls. —
In the Rongelap “exposed” group, twochildren
thigh, knee, calf, and ankle. Dr. Albert R. Behnke,
Jr.* has been analyzing such data to providein-
examined in 1962 were not available in 1963.
Three other children were transferred to the adult
*The University of California Medical Center, San Francisco.
children on Utirik had been done in 1959. Of the
S.
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Greeks
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Berkeley (1)
Berkeley (2)*
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197.9
19-32
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16.93
17.05
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3.171
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626
194.3
193.9
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197.2
194.3
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3.078
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Rongelap (H.- = 99
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study (Table 9). The previous medical survey of
18-34
16.11
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3.071
3.220
3.045
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2.794
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578
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196.4
194.7
194.8
197.5
193.6
The 1 ciwetimferences are girth of the shoulders, chest, abdomen (average of waist, ommphalion perimeters), buttocks,
thigh; biceps, forearm, wrist, knee, calf, and ankle. Note the smallvariation in the A values.
‘Lower abdominal (oniphalion) circumferences only were measured.
‘Forearm and knee circumferences calculated.