Table 26 Kinetic Anaivsis of 132f- Accumulation and Excretion in Rongelap Subjects Without Thyroid Abnormality Fraction of extrathyroid I- per day Group 9 Unexposed aduits, 1965 12 Exposed adults, 1965 12 People exposed at age 10-20, 1972 Thyroid fraction, Urine® \@r Thyroid** Aq 0.81 (0.17-1.99) 1.10 (0.34—2.57) 0.79 (0.23~1.47) 0.67 (0.33-1.27) 0.49 (0.26-0.77) 0.38 (0.24-0.65) 1.18 (0.72-1.49) 0.90 (0.57-2.06) 0.43 (0.19-0.58) Aer/ (Aza +61) *\g1 is the fraction of iodide outside the thyroid excreted in the urine per day. **Xo, is the fraction of iodide outside the thyroid that enters the thyroid per day. Means andranges given. Table 27 Results of Follow-Up Evaluation of Plasma Thyroxine and TSH in Marshallese With Known Thyroid Lesions (Normal values: Ty by RIA, 5.0 to 10.2 ug/dl; TSH, <1 to 5 wU/ml; abnormalvaluesare given in boidface) 1972 Subject No. ‘andsex Age at exposure Rongelap exposed 3M 3M \ l 54M 1 33 F 65 F 1 Ll 2M 2 19M 3 42 F 23 M 3 4 15 F 7 17 F 21F 69 F T2F 20 M In utero exposed Myxedema " 8.9 0 " 6.5 a2 - i" 149° <2.5 13.4 3.4 Adenomas " - 3 tt 7 8 25 32 44 " " " " Carcinoma Adenomas " " " " Carcinoma Adenomas Carcinoma Adenomas ~ Carcinoma (follicular) Adenoma 17) - 12.6 <2.5 11.9 - 12.8 98 <1.0 <2.5 460 6.6 0 149 7.0 2.7 13.9 - 158 28 7.7 <25 81 3.6 10.1 5.1 9.2 12.3 10.0 12.4 0.4 7.20 7.6 <2.5 6.4 110 <2.5 172 2.5 4.1 22.7 17.8 7.8 10.6 7.8 2.0 12.1 - 20 54 - - 13.8 - 2229 F 2221 F 3120 10.1 - Adenomas " 18 15.3 7 mo 2.7 3.6 15.1 2.6 2.7 Adenomas 74 376 10.1 2.5 - 32 62 - 17.4 7.8 1i.l <0.4 32 - 6118 - <1.0 20.4 1.1 26.2 <1.0 <1.0 6.3 11 116 <1.0 59 ~ ~ - L3 4.6 23 109 7.8 9.0 15 2.8 3.6 <1.0 2.6 1.2 - 14.0 <1.0 49 <5.0 - 6.7 - - 5.1 11 - 5.9 4.9 3.0 69 8613 1.7 98 7.4 6.3 4.6 4.5 3.1 ; TBG-binding Ts, TSH, capacity, ug/dl pU/ml ug Tad - 2.0 -— 7.1 5.6 35 35 6.8 Nodule 0.5 cm °73; neg. '74 Adenomas " Nodule left lobe 2208 F 20Gb Lhe 3.7 1974 Ts, TSH, yue/dl pU/m) <2.5 79 23.2 4 6 TSH, wU/mil 6.7 25 " 83M 2ndtri Uurik exposed 2212 F Ta, peg/dl 3 36 M 7 61 F 8 75F 12 18 F 21 40 M 29 64 F 30 Ailingnae exposed aF l 53 F 51F 45 F 41M Diagnosis 1973 8.9 17.4 45.5 25.3 <1.0 3.9 1.7 4.4 13.3 6.2 7.0 12.9 <5.0 70 <1.0 <5.0 5.5 3.6 L.+ 54 <2.5 94 6.9 4.6 6.0 <1.0 4.4 9.8 16.3 20.1 35.7 15.6