APPENDIX 8
Rongelap Group and Control Mean Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure
WBC

Neutrophils

(x10-3)____(x1073)

Lymphocytes

(x1073)

Platelets

(x1074)

Hematocrit

<o

35

Male
<10

Male
>10

Female
All Ages

3
7
10
12
15
18
22
26
30
33
39
43
47
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.
1l yr
Rita cont.
2 yr
Rong. cont, 3 yr
Rong, cont. 4 yr
Rong. cont. 5 yr
Rong. cont. 7 yr

6.4 4.7
9.0 8.2
--+ =-4.9 6.2
6.6 7.1
3.5 4.5
3.5 3.9
5.9 6.3
5.9 6.5
3.2 4.1
6.7 7.2
3.4 4.7
7.0 7.4
4.3 5,0
5.7 6.1
3.0 3.9
7.6 7.8
4.0 5.3
6.5 6.2
3.1 3.8
5.7 5.5
3.0 3.3
5.2 5.2
2.0 2.6
5.9 5.8
2.6 3.3
6.7 5.6
2.6 3.5
7.0 6.0
3.5 3.5
7.7 6.0
3.9 3.6
7.6 6.5
3.8 4.0
ee
8.5 6.6
4.6 4.2
10.1 8.1
4.7 4.8
11.8 8.6
5.9 4.8
8.6 6.9
4,1 3.7
8.9 7.5
3.3 3.4
13.5 9,5
6.9 4.8
---- 6.5
--- 3.5
w--- 7.6400
wee 309
we-- 6.9
--- 3.6
---- 7.4
--- 3.7
---- 8.2
--- 3.8
---- 7,4
--- 3.7
---- 6,8
--- 3.6
13.2 9.7
4.8 4.8
10.7 7.6
5.4 5.2
---- ----- «-14.0 8.9
7.0 4.4
9.8 6.9
4,0 3.4
11.2 8.0
4.0 3.6
13.7 10,1
6.2 5.2
---- 7.8
--- 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
wee
3.6
4,6
4.7
3.7
4.6
6.0
-~-------------7.4
4.7
--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
eee
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
--3.6
2.9
3.7
4.1
3.1

---weer
28.2
we-27.1
21.8
16.8
13.2
14.1
17.9
29.5
26.8
24.6
22.1
errs
23.1
were
26.2
24.4
26.6
30.0
32.0
32.5
32.3
wa----------------core
41.2
35.0
37.5
35.5
32.6
38.8
35.8
----

---anee
22.7
---21.3
19,1
14.6
12.9
12.3
16.6
22.0
20.9
20.6
17.5
nee
18.2
-HH21.7
20,3
19.5
21.4
22.1
27.1
24.4
---24.6%
32.85
23,1
32.8
26.3
en -25.8
27.3
24.5
24,2
26.9
30.7
28.0
28.54

---w--24.9
~e-21.7
21.8
15.2
10.9
11,8
15.1
22.4
23,2
23.9
21.2
---20.2
---24.7
23.2
27.6
25.5
28.1
30.8
27.6
---27.3
32.1
28.4
37.2
28.5
---36.5
30.9
29.4
31.2
30.0
34.0
33.6
31.4

a
ane -Hee
eneeee
eee ee
ween
24.8
---- ---~---eee
wee eee
wen22.5
------wee
21,0
---+ ------15.3
37.5 43.9
39.0
11.9
36.3 41.6
37.5
12.3)
37.9 42.2
37.1
16.0
37.4 42.2
36.8
22.8
37.8 42.4
37.4
23.2
37.3 41.8
37.6
23.1
39.0 43.4
38.3
20,30
--22 -erwee
ee
20.1
---- ------wane
eee eee
aH He
24.10
------eee
22,6
38.0 41.7
38.2
24.9
37.5 41.1
36.9
24.7
38.7 41.2
38.1
---35.6 38.7
35.4
---35.6 41.0
35.8
---sere anes
-e-wen
eH eee
nee
---37.6 41.7
37.0
---38.5 43.0
39,3
---39.1 43.7
38.4
---40.4 43.5
39.3
---~39.9 44.0
37.7
---38.8 42.7
38.3
33.4
39.6 46.0
39.9
30,4
---- ------27.60
---- tere
tere
29.5
38.9 42.1
39.8
---35.6 41.0
35.9
---35.5 42.8
35.1
wre
eee eee
teen
---37,2 44.4
37.0

eee
wee eee
weno
eens pore
wee eee
eee
eee
ea-- wee
meee wee
wee
eons eee
oH
or
a
eee ae-nae
a
wees eee
aw ne
wees newer
eH
wane eee
nee
weet enw
wene
w--- 22-5
===
wee mee
eee
mass eee
-eeH
we-- eee
enee
weer neee
wee
ware eee
nen
ee
er
wae mee
nee
4.45 4.71
4.21
a
4.54 4.45
4.11
4.68 4,67
4.44
4.29 4,38
4,12
weet eee
nee
4.65 4.60
3,94
eeee eee
nee
ware eee
wee
w--- ---He
i
were =H
enee
wae nee
eee
weet nee
-HH4.60 4.80
4.40
4.52 4,68
4,12

Rong. cont. 9 yr

----

---

3.1

ere

29,10

32.5

----

4.

Rong. cont. 8 yr

Rong. cont.10 yr
Rong. cont.]1 yr

5

----

-------

*tncludes all males >7.

>5

7.7

7d

9.1
7.3

<5

---

4.2

<-----

4.8
3.9

wn-

3.9

-------

2.9

3.5
2.8

w---

-+-----

34.8

35.4
28.1

34.5

37.9
28.3

>bIneludes all males >8.

Male
<15

----

38.3

-------

37.4
39.6

39.4

Male
>15

RBC

Female
All Ages

44.1

39.

44.1
44.4

38.3
37.6

43.8

38.3

Male
<15

(x1076)

>5

Postexposure Day

Total
Group

%

Male
>15

4-60

4.90

weer
4.65

wer
4.71

oC

Female
All Ages

4.47

4.1

ee-4.14

“Includes all males >9.

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