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