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
Italians

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Berkeley (2)*
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197.9

19-32
18-30
19-44

16.93
17.05
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3.106

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198.3
198.8
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3.171
3.228

616
626

194.3
193.9

3.164
8.168

624
615

197.2
194.3

2.893
3.078

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193.9
194.9

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Age,* years Height,dm

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study (Table 9). The previous medical survey of

18-34

16.11

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3.071

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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.

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