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Table 23
Mean Levels of Peripheral Blood Elements of Populations Under Study
Plat. (x 1077)
—
WBC (x 103)
1965
1966
Rongelap exposed
2744 75*(56)**
—
Ailingnae exposed
Uurik exposed
342 95 (16)
—
_
—
Rongelap unexposed
Rongelap children of
exposed parent(s)
Rongelap. children of
unexposed parents
1965
1966
1965
7.3917 (56)
682+1.8(55)
3.69%1.2 (56)
3.5721.4(54)
7.A2£1.4 (16)
—
6.24+2.3(15)
8.054 2.3(99)
3.7741.5 (16)
—
3.302%1.9(15)
4.45>1.8(98)
282> 71(124)
—
7.34%2.2(124)
4164130 (48)
—
366+ 96 (69)
—
3.86 1.8(125)
{0.17425 (48)
—
4.41+20 (48)
—
9.9t+2.6 (69)
—
4.52+1.9 (69)
—_
1965
1966
2.9908 (56)
245+0.8(54)
40.2448 (56)
39 +4.3(48)
Rongelap unexposed
Rongelapchildren of
exposed parent(s)
Rongelapchildren of
unexposed parents
2.82 1.0( 124)
2.31%0.9(15)
3.00 1.0(98)
39.625.0 (16)
—
RBC ( «107*)
1966
2.7340.8 (16)
Utirik exposed
Het. (%)
1965
Ailingnae exposed
1966
—
Lymph. ( x 10°*)
Rongelap exposed
Neut. ( x 107")
39.744.6(15)
1965
1966
427457 (50)
—
438+53 (16)
—
_
443453(111)
—
41.3+7.0(88)
_
_
—
40.5+5.0(124)
4.78+1.9 (48)
—
37.143.5 (48)
—
441-41
(44)
—
4.55+1.5 (69)
—
36.4+2.4 (69)
_
439+34 (64)
—
*Standard deviation.
**Numberof people in group.
until the organ or tissue shows advanced morbidity.
It is hoped that longitudinal studies of aging
criteria in Rongelap individuals and groups may
be more rewardingas time goes by.
levels for entire groups, comparisons are also made
of age and sex groups. Ages 12 to 15, >15 to 40,
and >40years for each sex are compared.
The hematological data are summarized in
HEMATOLOGICAL STUDIES
pendices 8, 9, and 10 are presented summariesof
the mean blood counts of the exposed populations
and of the various comparison populationssince
exposure in March 1954. In Appendices 11 and
12 are listed the individual blood counts for 1965
Hematological data are summarizedin tables
andfigures below, and the raw data on individuals
are presented in the appendices. The more heavily
exposed Rongelap group whoreceived 175 rads
Table 23 and in Figures 49 through 65. In Ap-
69 rads as “‘Ailingnae exposed,” and the larger un-
and 1966. In Appendix 13 basophil counts are
presented. In 1966, hematological studies (excluding platelets) were done only on the exposed
populations of Rongelap, Ailingnae, and Utirik.
“unexposed.” Because of the small number of
Rongelap Population
are designated as ‘‘Rongelap exposed,” the Rongelap people who received a smaller exposure of
exposed comparison population of Rongelap as
people in the Ailingnae group, their data were not
treated as fully as those for the Rongelap groups,
and are briefly summarized in a separate paragraph. The Utirik data are summarized separately
also. Because of certain differences noted in age
and sex groups between the exposed and the unexposed, in addition to the comparisons of mean
Leukocytes. The mean leukocyte ievels were
slightly lower at 11 years than at 10 years post
exposure in both exposed and unexposed Ron-
gelap people, At 12 years the exposed (unexposed
not done) showed slightly lower levels than in
1965 (see Appendix 8). There was no appreciable
difference in the exposed and unexposed leukocyte