56
Table 24
Percent Differences of Various Hematological Determinations Comparing Exposed Groups With Unexposed Group
Plats.
Leuks.
~
- 59
— 14.9 ( p<0.01)
— 55
- 59
— 8.2
— 6.0
— 05
— 5.5
1963
1964
1965
Ailingnae
1959
196)
— 16.0 ( ¢<0.01)
— 49
+ 0.1
— 3.5
— 10.5 ( p< 0.05)
+ 1.4
— 44
— 23.5 ( p<0.01)
�� 5.1]
— 3.9
— 1.1
+ 5.7
— 63
— 13.6
— 8.4
+ 8.1
+ 3.9
— 26.4 ( p<0.1)
— 2.6
— 20.8 ( p<0.01)
—1t.
— 3.6
+ 2.0
— 3.2
- 65
1963
1964
1965
Uurik
1963
— 23.4 ( p<0.01)
+ 48
+ 24.8 ( p<0.01)
+ 22.7 ( p<0.01)
— 48
_—
—15.1 ( p<0.05)
— 67
~ 22.1 ( p<0.02)
— 27
—
*Earlier data will be analyzed in the near future.
TTT
TTT
on __ T
wo
of ph
CONTROL BASELINE
sin
Te
WHITE BLOOD CELLS
{AVERAGE COUNTS)
PLATELETS
(AVERAGE COUNTS)
Peo td
25 50
6
i
2#@
3 4
5 6
7
8
9
k— DAYS —*- Mo. —+-——_—_--—_ YEARS
or
PERCENT DEPRESSION
+ “|
— 13.6 ( p<0.05)
— 13.0 ( p<0.01)
—17.7 ( p<0.1)
~11.0
=
5
v
— 44
— 12.6 ( p<0.1)
—11.1 (p<0.01)
-t_
— 8.0( £<0.1)
1962
-75§
Lymphs.
Rongelap
1959*
1961
1962
-50
Neuts.
v
TIME AFTER FALLOUT
Figure 65. Depression of blood elements in Rongelap exposed people compared with average counts of unexposed
people.
Figure 66. Two-hit chromosome aberrations in exposed
Marshallese. Top: arrow points to dicentric form; bottom;
arrow points to ring form.
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