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Appendix 4
Thyroid Data on Exposed Marshallese Populations
Rongelap (175 rad)
Age
Patient
Age at
Number
Exposure
Sex
3
1
M
Myxedema
12
5
l
M
Myxedema
12
33
1
F
Adenomatous nodules
Subtotal thyroidectomy 1966
54
1
M
65
1
F
A]
Thyroid Status
Abnormality
1965
1967
1968
1969
5
3.2
3.6
1.2
2.0
2.1
2.6
1.1
10
1.0
13
7.0
5.
3,
6.3
5.7
Adenomatous and
Hurthle cell nodules
Subtotal thyroidectomy 1966
13
8.3
5.
4.:
4.8
Adenomatous nodules
13
7.0
4.
2.3
0.8
u.8
ectomy 1966
2
2
M
Adenomatous nodules
Subtotal thyroid-
12
7.
4.
Adenomatous nodules
12
2.3
ectomy 1965
17
3
F
Total thyroidectomy
1964
19
3
M
Adenomatous nodules
Subtotal thyroidectomy 1968
14-15
3.9
3.3
21
7
F
Adenomatous nodules
Total thyroidectomy
and parathyroidec tomy 1964
12
0.7
*T-4 undertined
PBE, T4*
1966
Subtotal thyroid-
Noted
foureery
1,0
1.3
2
1.8
3.1
1966
1967
15968187
195
155
16
0.8
5.2
Marked growth retardation
TSH >100 1967
Marked growth retardation
A PBI in 1963 was 2.5 gt
98
Considerably below average
120
statural ranking; TSH 20
1967
171
174
Below average statural
ranking
123
TSH >100 with T-4 of 1.4
in 1967
Considerably below average
statural ranking
6.2
1.3
<0.5
Remarks
103
10,7
3.5
5.9
1.4
Cholesterol
89
8.7
4.8
2.6
5.2
2.6
<0.5
4.6
1965
120
168
Below average statural
ranking.
Increased TSH
level in 1967 along with
low T-4 from not taking
thyroid medication
properly