28
Final evaluation of stature and skeletal age will
be postponed until all the exposed children have
Height and weight data on survivors of the
atomic explosions at Hiroshima and Nagasaki have
mature.
Casualty Commission.** Analysis of the final
reached the age of 21 to ensure that all are fully
been recently reexamined by the Atomic Bomb
200 5
4
180 F
Stature (cm)
4
20 +
|
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3
Skeletal age (years)
20
L
LO
mt
1)
Age (years)
T
aL
20
T
|
-
160+
4
140 b
= 120r
4
z 100+
4
Hl
4
= oh
3
2
:
4
oor
-
40
Z
20
4
0
25
|
4
i
5
!
tL
10
15
Age (years)
LL
20
25
T
20
13+
4
10
4
e
5b
-
3
7
|
15h
~
g
© 1ob
2
P
a
5 —
A
3
L
10
a
(3
Age (years)
7
20
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1
1
10
15
Age (years)
iL
Figure 22. Same data as in Figure 22, for girls. Subjects
3; a, No. 5.
a, No. 65.
No. 2: ©, No. 19; @, No. 23; 0, No. 32; a, No. 54; 3, No.
5
1.
Figure 21. Stacural growth and skeletal growth data for
boys exposed at age <5 years. Dashed lines show minimum to maximum spread for unexposed peer group.
Arrowindicates start of thyroxine treatment. Subjects: e,
20
e@, No. 17;0, No. 21; a4, No. 33; 4, No. 42; @, No. 69;
Table 16
Summary Data on Children Exposed [n Utero
Subject
Trimester
No. & Sex
at exposure
83 M
84M
85 M
86 F
third
third
second
first
Stature
slightly tall
slightly small
normal
normal
Head
Skeletal
circumference
maturation
large
normal
small
normal
slightly advanced
normal
slightly retarded
normal