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TABLE_IV
MEAN LEVELS OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD ELEMENTS OF EXPOSED GROUPS
COMPARED WITH THOSE OF THE UNEXPOSED GROUP BY AGE AND SEX
1963
Plate
Males 9-15 yr
Rongelap Exposed*
Ailingnae "
Utirik
"
Rongelap Unexposed
WBC
Neut,
Lymph
287
8,47
3,92
194
6,64
2,79
(x10-3) (xl0-3)
(xl0-3)
Serum
HCT
RBC
HGB
Protein
3,25
38.7
428
13,8
7,7
3,19
36,0
377
12,4
7,9
(x10-3)
(%)
(10-4)
(g)
(g)
419
286
9,20
8,37
4,57
4,07
3,89
3,27
37,9
39,4
442
433
15,0
14,1
7,6
7,8
314
226
402
373
8.50
7,15
9,01
8,90
4&,42
3,69
4,81
3.77
3,31
2,97
3,33
3.86
39,5
41,0
38,0
38,3
449
435
427
424 .
13,9
15,0
14,0
13.7
8,0
8.0
7,9
7.9
204
6,58
3,27
2,82
45.6
458
16,1
7,6
342
284
6,55
6,61
3,42
4,07
2,55
2,96
44,6
45.7
460
473
16,2
16,1
7,6
8,0
297
227
410
294
8,02
7.96
7,17
7.21
4,35
5.46
3,96.
4,23
2,86
2,05
2.67
2,83
37.9
37.0
37,1
38.3
409
406
405
421
13.2
12,9
13,2
13,6
7,8
7.7?
7,6
7,9
214
245
344
294
6,33
6,38
6,88
Fail
2,88
3,24
3,49
3.19
2,99
2,46
2,80
2,85
41,2
44,0
41.3
42,1
410
469
428
429
14,5
15,8
14,8
14,7
7,6
7,6
7,8
7,9
238
249
355
318
5,82
7,20
7,08
7,95
2,86
3,84
3,47
3,68
2,56
2,37
3,07
2,98
38,1
38.0
38,0
38,3
376
403
405
393
13,3
13.9
13,8
13,7
7.8
8,4
8.1
&,0
374
376
10, 60
10,91
4,49
4,40
5,15
5,29
36,5
36,9
438
434
12,6
12,5
7.3
7,3
4,76
3,83
6,07
5,31
36,8
37,6
424
415
12,8
13,0
7.7
i,/
Females 9-15 yr
Rongelap exposed**
Ailingnae exposed
Utirik exposed
Rongelap unexposed
Males 15-40 yr
Rongelap exposed
Ailingnae exposed
Utirik exposed
Rongelap unexposed
Females 15-40 yr
Rongelap exposed
Ailingnae exposed
Utirik exposed
Rongelap unexposed
.
Males>40 yr
Rongelap exposed
Allingnae exposed
Utirik exposed
Rongelap unexposed
Females>40 yr
Rongelap exposed
Ailingnae exposed
Utirik exposed
Rongelap unexposed
Males<9 yr
Of exposed parents
Of unexposed '"!
Females<9 yr
Of exposed parents
386
Of unexposed parents383
12,20
10,15
* Includes 2 children exposed in utero
a wd,
tu
ne
1 child exposed in utero