Table 3.
Summary of hematological data from offspring of Rongelap and Utirik subjects (1977-1979).
Age
No.
in
group
M
Platelets
(x 103/ul)
Group
Year
(yr)
FM
Rongelap
exposed
1977)
1978
1979
1979
15=23
15-24
15-25
5-15
3
6
10
24
4
10
10
16
240
290
-
Utirik
exposed
1977
1978
1979
1979
15-23
15-24
15-25
5-15
7
3
8
34
&
11
14
20
Ronge} ap
unexposed
1977)
1978
1979
1979
15-23
15-24
15-25
5-15
9
6
16
29
2
6
3
25
F
Erythrocytes
(x 106/y1)
Hematocrit
M
(%)
F
Hemoglobin
(g/d1)
M
F
M
235
282
-
4.84
5.45
5.16
4.93
4.96
5.68
4.68
5.11
38.0
46.2
43.3
38.0
40.0
47.5
37.4
39.4
14.8
16.1
12.8
207
269
344
-
339
334
370
-
6.59
7.57
5.87
5.11
5.01
5.08
4.91
5.00
53.0
51.0
44.1
39.0
42.0
44.0
39.3
37.1
218
293
-
208
372
-
6.50
5.89
5.11
4.80
5.56
5.23
5.16
4.82
49.0
49.0
42.1
37.2
42.0
47.0
38.7
37.7
F
Total
leukocytes
(x 103/ul)
M
F
13.5
13.3
13.1
7.1
7.1
7.7
9.3
17.0
16.1
12.9
13.5
13.3
12.9
14.4
35.2
12.4
11.9
13.4
12.5
Neutrophils
(x 103/ul)
M
F
7.5
7.6
9.0
9.2
4.4
3.9
4,1
4.6
9.6
10.5
7.7
9.5
7.5
9.3
10.2
10.0
7.2
7.1
8.5
9.7
7.8
7.4
8.9
8.5
Lymphocytes
(x 103/41)
M
F
4.8
4.5
5.0
4.6
2.1
2.9
3.2
3.7
2.1
2.8
3.4
3.7
5.3
6.9
4.2
4.7
3.5
5.6
6.0
4.8
3.5
2.9
3.0
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.4
3.7
3.5
3.7
4.8
5.1
4.3
4.5
4.9
4.3
3.0
3.0
3.2
3.8
2.9
2.6
3.5
3.4