-l2- 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