TABLE 1:
Comparison

Rongelap Exposed

Utirik Exposed

LEUKOCYTES
1985
7392 + 1955 (n=96)
1986 |
7438 + 2102 (n=78)
1987
7690 + 1843 (n=78)

6731 + 1775 (n=48)
7231 + 2060 (n=54)
7418 + 1675 (n=49)

7985. + 1957* (n=100)
7684 + 2023 (n=98)
8434 + 3195 (n=90)

NEUTROPHILS
1985
1986
1987

3948 + 1433
3786 + 1396
3998 + 1427

3716 + 1524
3771 + 1648
3825 + 1434

4606 + 3948*
4188 + 1570
4926 + 2984*

LYMPHOCYTES
1985
1986
1987

2739 + 883
2785 + 1131
2972 + 950

2345 +
2811 +
2915 +

2607 + 915
2691 + 927
2749 + 1054

MONOCYTES
1985
1986
1987

BASOPHILS
1985
1986
1987

EOSINOPHILS
1985
1986
1987

309 + 168
294 + 189
323 + 240

12 + 35
40 + 57
53 + 70

261 + 216
365 + 426
310 + 267

860*
981
863

229 + 127*
301 + 169
307 + 203

321 + 177
361 + 251
429 + 311*

18 + 38
47 + 59
53 + 58

284 + 207
297 + 310
293 + 326

12 + 32
60 + 74
63 + 71
.
273 + 238
343 + 322
238 + 239

PLATELETS, MEN
1985
261 + 75 (n=38)
1986
252 + 54 (n=33)
1987
266 + 76 (n=35)

242 + 57 (n—20)
240 + 43 (n=24)
240 + 54 (n=20)

271 + 51 (n=45)
289 + 66* (n=43)
266 + 55 (n=41)

PLATELETS, WOMEN
1985
271 + 61 (n=56)
1986
276 + 71 (n=44)
1987
273 + 67 (n=47)

277 + 66 (n=28)
291 + 84 (n=30)
261 + 51 (n=28)

299 + 72* (n=55)
328 + 81* (n=55)
308 + 73* (n—49)

HEMOGLOBIN, MEN
1985
14.5 + 1.4
1986
149 + 1.6
1987
144 + 1.1

148 + 0.8
14.7 + 1.0
146 + 1.1

14.9 + 1.2
15.3 + 1.3
15.2 + 1,3*

HEMOGLOBIN, WOMEN
1985
13.0 + 1.2
1986
13.0 + 1.6
1987
13.1 + 13

12.9 + 1.2
13.1 + 1.4
13.3 + 0.8

12.6 + 1.2*
12.8 + 1.6
13.0 + 1.2

“Significantly different, by t-test analysis, from equivalent values of the Comparison group. Theonly level of
significance tested was p < 0.05.

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