Rongelap Group and Control Mean Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure
WEC

(x10-3)_
8.2
6.2
7.1
6.3
6.5
7.2
7.4
6.1
7.8
6.2
5.5
5.2
5.8
5.6
6.0
6.0
6.5
ne
6.6
8.1
8.6
6.9
7.5
9.5
6.5
7,4
6.9
7.4
8.2
7.4
6.8
9.7
7.6
--8.9
6.9
8.0
10.1
7.8

6.4 4.7
res oe
3.5 4,5
3.5 3.9
3.2 4.1
3.4 4.7
4.3 5.0
3.0 3.9
4.0 5.3
3.1 3.8
3.0 3.3
2.0 2.6
2.6 3.3
2.6 3.5
3.5 3.5
3.9 3.6
3.8 4,0
wr tee
4.6 4,2
4.7 4.8
5.9 4,8
4.1 3.7
3.3 3.4
6.9 4.8
--- 3.5
--- 3,9
~-- 3.6
--- 3,7
--- 3.8
--- 3.7
--- 3.6
4.8 4.8
5.4 5,2
eee eee
7.0 4.4
4,0 3.4
4.0 3.6
6.2 5.2
w-- 4.2

1.8
--2.6
2.1
2.4
2.4
2.6
2.3
3.2
3.2
2.6
2.9
3.1
3.4
3.7
3.7
3.3
w--00
3.6
4.6
4.7
3.7
4.6
6.0
--------------7.4
4.7
eee
5.6
4.7
6.2
6.2
---

2,2
--2.1
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.1
1.8
2.1
2.0
2.0
2,3
2.4
2.1
2.4
2,3
2.2
--2.2
2,8
3.1
2,7
3.6
4.0
2,7
2.9
2.6
3.0
3.5
3.0
2,5
4,1
3.7
eee
3.6
2.9
3.7
4.1
3.1

wee
ees
28.2
wen
27.1
21.8
16.8
13.2
14.1
17.9
29.5
26.8
24.6
22.1
ere23.1
woo
26.2
24.4
26.6
30.0
32,0
32.5
32.3
------------------mere
41.2
35.0
37.5
35.5
32.6
38.8
35.8
----

7.7
9.1
7.3

-------

--\e----

3.1
3.5
2.8

----------

Rong. cont. 9 yr
Rong, cont,10 yr
Rong. cont.1ll yr

----------

Borer

ws

(x1074)

Male
>10

9.0
4.9
6.6
5.9
5.9
6.7
7.0
5.7
7.6
6.5
5.7
5.2
5.9
6.7
7.0
7.7
7.6
--8.5
10.1
11.8
8.6
8.9
13.5
----------.
------------13.2
10.7
---14.0
9.8
11.2
13.7
----

Silesian Bhat“ marer

Platelets

Male
<10

3
7
10
12
15
18
22
26
30
33
39
43
4&7
51
56
63
70
74
6-mo survey
l-yr survey
2-yr survey
3-yr survey
4-yr survey
5-yr survey
6-yr survey
7-yr survey
8-yr survey
9-yr survey
10-yr survey
ll-yr survey
12-yr survey
Majuro controls
Rita cont.
6 mo
Rita cont,
lyr
Rita cont.
2 yr
Rong. cont. 3 yr
Rong. cont. 4 yr
Rong. cont. 5 yr
Rong. cont, 7 yr

>7.

(x1073)

pS

>

"Includes all males

Lymphocytes

<5

<5

----

(410-3)

>5

Postexposure Day

Rong, cont. 8 yr

Neutrophils

7.7

<5

--- 4.2

3,9
4.8
3.9

m-=

2,9

wane

Hematocrit

%

RBC

Female
All Ages

Total
Group

Male
<15

Maie
>15

enn
---22.7
on
21.3
19.1
14.6
12.9
12.3
16.6
22.0
20.9
20.6
17.5
---18.2 nee
21,7
20.3
19.5
21.4
22.1
27.1
24.4
wn
24.62
32,gb
23.1¢
32.8
26.3
ae ne
25.8
27.3
24.5
24,2
26.9
30.7
28.0
28,54

------24.9
---21.7
21.8
15.2
10.9
11.8
15.1
22.4
23.2
23.9
21.2
weo20.2
“+6
24.7
23.2
27.6
25.5
28.1
30.8
27,6
ace27.3
32.1
28.4
37.2
28.5
---36.5
30.9
29.4
31.2
30.0
34.0
33.6
31.4

---oe
24.8
---22.5
21.0
15.3
11.9
12.3.
16.0
22.8
23.2
23.1
20.3
7o-20.1
wo-24.1
22.6
24.9
24.7
waa
---~-----wco---------~
----<-33.4
30.4
27.6
29.5
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-------

were
wes
wee
were
ween
were
37.5
36.3
37.9
37.4
37.8
37.3
39.0
weer
---eee
were
won
38.0
37.5
38.7
35.6
35.6
coer
eae
37,6
38.5
39.1
40.4
39.9
38.8
39.6
w--were
38.9
35.6
35.5
wore
37.2

weer
oon
eee
wane
wane
ene
43.9
41.6
42.2
42,2
42.4
41.8
43.4
n-ne
---------wee
41.7
41,1
41.2
38.7
41.0
nee
eee
41.7
43.0
43,7
43.5
44,0
42,7
46.0
---+
---42.1
41.0
42.8
nme
44.4

---wane
---o--------39.0
37.5
37.1
36.8
37.4
37.6
38.3
-2-w-eao------r38.2
36.9
38.1
35.4
35.8
73
oe
37.0
39.3
38.4
39.3
37.7
38.3
39.9
c-e-on-39.8
35.9
35.1
cece
37.0

e--wonweet
ence
we--w--w---w--were
--+were
we-w--west
were
e--ware
---were
ware
we-eae
cere
4.45
e--4.54
4.68
4.29
e--4.65
weer
eoee
weer
---aeeeero
w---00
4.60
4.52

---nee
cee
nee
oe
--+-------2-H
+--were
eee
+e
nee
eee
w=
ene
----H-caee
---e
nH
eee
4.71
Hee
4.45
4.67
4.38
---4,60
nee
---seen
Af -HHH
oH
---4.80
4.68

---we----------+
w--------+
----e----------w--wo-e
“--one
---een
---“cen
------4,21
ween
4,11
4.44
4,12
---3.94
---ween
---------+
------4.40
4,12

29,1¢
35.4
28.1

32.5
37.9
28.3

ween
----o-c-

39.4
37.4
39.6

43.8
44.1
44.4

38.3
38.3
37.6

4.33
---4.65

4.5¢
tee
4.71

4,13
---4.14

34,8b

includes all males

34.5

>8.

----

38.3 44.1

Female
All Ages

39.9

Male
<15

(x10~6)
Male
>15

Female
All Ages

4.60 4.90

“Includes all males

4.47

>9.

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qabesags

APPENDIX 8

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