APPENDIX B

Individual Marshallese laboratory data collected during 1988 through 1991 medical surveys. (* = exposed persons of
Rongelap and Ailingnae; ** = Utirik exposed; *** = Comparison group).

Abbreviations:
PID

=

Brookhaven National Laboratory identification number

SEX

=

1 - Male; 2 - Female

AGE

=

years

WBC

=

leukocyte count/pl

PMN

=

neutrophil count/jul

BAND

=

band forms/pl

LYMPH

=

lymphocytespl

MONO

=

monocytes/ul

EOS

=

eosinophils/yl

BASO

=

basophils/l

PLT

=

platelet count x 10°/jl

HCT

=

percent

RBC

=

erythrocytes X 10 °/yl

MCV

=

mean corpuscular volumein fl (cu. microns)

HGB

=

hemoglobin level in g/dl

TSH

=

thyroid stimulating hormonelevel in pIU/ml

PRL

=

serum prolactin in ng/ml

FBS

=

fasting blood sugar in mg/dl

HBAIC

=

glycosylated hemoglobin A1C in percent

RBS

=

random blood sugar in mg/dl

CAL

=

calcium in mg/dl

TPR

=

total protein in g/dl

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