TABLE 1: Hematologic parameters (mean +/- SD) for the different exposure groups obtained at the time of annual examination for years 1988 through 1991. —. — Comparison LEUKOCYTES 1988 1989 Rongelap 7991 + 1946 (n=83) 7511 + 2085 (n=76) Utirik 6762 + 1616 (n=71) 6815 + 1724 (n=69) 81564 1732 (n=50) 73634 2015(n=49) 6865+ 1890 (n=52) 6761+ 1852(n=49) 80554 2264 (n=83) 78064 2237 (n=90) 1988 4084+ 1312 4310 + 1304 4133 + 1616 4032 + 1742 3599 + 1426 4341+ 1605 4342 + 1577 4124 + 1724 4023 + 1443 LYMPHOCYTES 1988 1989 1990 1991 2916 + 2587 + 2370 + 2510+ 1081 863 769 803 2993+ 2534+ 22354 2426 + 889 883 774 972 2875 + 2463 + 2305+ 2210+ 1047 1108 619 668 MONOCYTES 1988 1989 1990 1991 343+ 335+ 315+ 281+ 235 196 180 160 327+ 316+ 297+ 306+ 200 198 201 213 321+ 308+ 350 333 + 208 239 213 200 EOSINOPHILS 1988 1989 1990 1991 490+ 438+ St 442+ 519 422 228 467 327+ 415+ 3154 306 + 200 484 394 333 459+ 370+ 285+ 448+ 807 467 228 372 BASOPHILS 1988 1989 1990 1991 544 47+ 41+ 64+ 70 69 58 70 41+ 87 45+ 60 45+ 72 424 54 464 56+ 45+ 54+ 77 68 59 69 PLATELETS, MEN 1988 1989 1990 277 + 74(n=35) 292+ 71(n=30) 243 + 46(n=33) 266 +t 57(n=18) 275+ 55(n=20) 239 + 56(n=23) 296 + 67(n=39) 322+ 64(n=41) 2644 45(n=37) 1990 1991 NEUTROPHILS 1989 1990 1991 1991 3984+ 1651 3779 + 1414 3510+ 1416 2514 63(n=29) 235 + 51(n=21) 7093+ 2128 (n=83) 7115+ 1894 (n=86) 284+ 57(n=36) (continued) 10