APPENDIX 8

Rongelap Group and Control Mean Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure
WBC

(X1073)
Postexposure Day

(X1073)

Lymphocytes

(X1073)

<5

35

<5

>5

<5

35

3
?

9.0
4.9

8.2
6.2

6.4
wo-

4.7
fee

1.8
a--

2,2
eee

12

5.9

6.3

3.5

3.9

2.1

26

5.7

6.1

6.6

10

5.9
6.7
7.0

15
18
22

7.1

3.5

4.5

1.9
2.1
2.1

27.1
21.8
16.8

4.6

7.5
9.5
6.5

3.3
6.9
-e-

7.4

----

8.2

1l2-yr survey

----

Rita cont.

Rita cont.
Rita cont.

6 mo

lyr
2 yr

Rong. cont. 3 yr

7,4

7.4

6.8

---

---

---

---

---

3.4
4.8
3.5

4.6
6.0
--+

3.6
4.0
2,7

3.6

---

2.6

3.9

3.7

3.6

---

3.7

--8.9

--7.0

see
4.4

4.0

3.6

6.9

4.0

13.7 10.1

6.2

9.8

11.2

8.0

Rong.
ong.

cont.
.
¢

7 yr

-------

7.8
7.7

$:f
rll
cont. BYE
Rong. cont.10
9.1
---yr
----

*Inc Ludes all males

>7.

7.3

--“--

---

~--

2.8
3.1
2.7

2.9

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

13.2

---23.1

11.9

21.7
21.8
15.2

----

meee

cee

----

meee

nnn

---eae
39.0

12.3.
16.0
22.8
23.2
23.1
20.3

37.9
37.4
37.8
37.3
39.0
weer

42.2
42.2
42.4
41.8
43.4
neee

37.1
36.8
37.4
37.6
38.3
---+

Bee
24.10

ee
----

---20,2

wre
20.1

36.3

---weer

41.6

---seas

eee
-+--

----

32.8b

38.5

43.0

----

----

----

----

wee

24,63

28.4

26,3

28.5

enn

35.8

Dp
3.5
---

----

coc
o---

-o--

aoe

39.1

35.8
sees
----

---wee

mene
wee

eres

were
en-wo--

weet
4.45
wee

w--woe

tae
.

int
ol

35°0
.

4.52
4.60

44.4

37.6

4.65

Includes all males

>8.

41.0

44:4
38:2 44.1

39.6

4.11

-------

ened

wenn

35.9

a a ated

----

4.44

wee
nee

were

28.3

4.67

----

35.1

28.1

oes
4.21
----

nee

meee

42.8

37.4

eee
4.71
nee

meee

38.3

35.5

IIT
core

----------

----

39.9

----+

382g

eee
He
ee

----

46.0

34.0

37.9

wees
eee

3.94

30.7

ae
23

eee
ene

4.60

were
wane

ar
:

ao-----

4.65

---39.8

33.6

wee
wees
---ene
a=-a

37.7

s--42.1

28.0

---e
nee

wees

44.0

42.7

35.6

---een
wen
eee
wee
wee

a
---eee

4.12

ere

---38.9

---~

nee
noes
wee

Looe

4,38

39.3

27.6
29.5

30.0

aden

4.29

3B.8
went

Female

Ali Ages

38.4

43.7

43.5

4.68

29.4
31.2

30.4

>15

4.45

37.0

39,3

24.5
24.2

30.9

Male

4.54

41.7

40,4
39.9

38.2

36.9
38.1
35.4

wane
were
wees
ween
wea-woes

39.6

IED Botte
35.4

----

ane

----

37.6

41.1
41.2
38.7

wee
wee

wee
wee
wane

33.4

26.9

4.1

ao--

----

----

37.5
38.7
35.6

-------

wee

36.5

32.6

6.2

37.2

24.9
24.7
----

37.5

<15

25.8

27.3

5.2

27.3

32,1

23,.1¢

32.8

35.0

38.8

27.6
25.5
28.1

--ee

anne
wees
43.9

41.0
tere
wee

19.5
21.4
22.1

All Ages

were
wane
37.5

22.5
21.0
15.3.

35.6
see
wees

2,9

b

oe ee

see

---wee
----

4.7

2.8

---a

30.8
27.6
----

37.5
35.5

---

noe
oeee

27.1
24.4
ene

3.4

3.9

wees
we--)

32,5
32.3
wees

--3.6

3,1
2,9

-------

41.7

w-5.6

-----

wee
---+-

38.0

4.7

is
.2

Male

22.6

41.2

3.7

----

RBC

(x10-6)

Female

>15

23.2

4.1

6.2

---+
18,2

24,8

<15

20.3

26.6
30.0
32.0

7.4

3.7

12.9

Group

24.4

5.2

$19
22D 4,8

---

---

wee

---14.0

5.4

---

3.8

4.8

7.6

2.4
2.3

2,2

4.8

10.7

3.7
3.7

3.6

4.2

9.7

cont. 4 yr

Rong. cont.1l yr

---

3.5
3.6

13.2

Rong.

Rong. cont. 5 yr

3.5
3.9

6.6

8.1
8.6
6.9

10-yr survey

Majuro controls

10.9

21.3
19,1
14.6

~=-24.7

6.9

----

weeoe

eee
21.7

6.0
6.0

----

ll-yr survey

w=--

24.9

ware
26.2

4.6
4.7
3.7

----

----

22.7

11.8
15.1
22.4
23.2
23.9
21.2

4.8
4.8
3.7

9-yr survey

won
----

12.3
16.6
22.0
20.9
20.6
17.5

4.7
5.9
4.1

----

-------

14.1
17.9
29.5
26.8
24.6
22,1

1.8

3530202
w-- wee

7-yr survey

-------

2.1
2.0
2.0
2.3
2.4
2,1

2.3

4.0
wee

8-yr survey

Male

3,2
3,2
2.6
2.9
3,1
3.4

3.9

3.8
ee

8.9
13.5
were

Male

5.3
3.8
3.3
2.6
3.3
3.5

3.0

6.5
eee

4-yr survey
5-yr survey
6-yr survey

sees

2.4
2.4
2.6

7.6
eae

8.5

ease

%

Total

4.1
4.7
5.0

70
74

10.1
11.8
8.6

eee
----

Hematocrit

Female

All Ages

3.2
3.4
4.3

4.0
3.1
3.0
2.0
2.6
2.6

l-yr survey
2-yr survey
3-yr survey

eens
e---

>10

6.5
7.2
7.4

7.8
6.2
5.5
5.2
5.8
5.6

6-mo survey

Male

<10

28.2

1.7

(x1074)

Male

2.1

7.6
6.5
$.7
5.2
5.9
6.7

7.0
7.7

Platelets

2.6

30
33
39
43
47
51
56
63

Rong.

Neutrophils

38:3
38.3
c

nen
eee

----

wee

weet

eee

4.60

we

4.80

-aen

----

----

Renee
oe

4.40

a
-90

4.12
4.47

4.71

4.14

288
388
eee
weer

Includes all males

2275
woe-

>9.

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