TABLE 1: Hematologic parameters (mean +/- SD) for the different exposure
ggoups
obtained at the time of annual examination for years 1988 through 1991,
Comparison
Rongelap
Utirik
LEUKOCYTES
1988
7991+ 1946 (n=83)
8156+ 1732(n=50)
8055+ 2264 (n483)
1990
1991
6762 + 1616 (n=71)
6815 + 1724(n=69)
6865+ 1890 (n=52)
6761+ 1852(n=49)
7093+ 2128 (n483)
7115+ 1894 (n486)
NEUTROPHILS
1988
1989
1990
1991
4084
3984
3779
3510
+
+
+
+
1312
1651
1414
1416
4310 +
4133 +
4032 +
3599 +
1304
1616
1742
1426
4341+
4342 +
4124+
4023 +
1605
1577
1724
1443
LYMPHOCYTES
1988
1989
1990
1991
2916 +
2587+
2370+
2510+
1081
863
769
803
2993 +
2534 +
2235 +
2426+
889
883
774
972
2875 +
2463 +
2305+
2210+
1047
1108
619
668
343+
335+
315+
281+
235
196
180
160
327+
316+
297+
306+
200
198
201
213
321+
398 +
350+
333 +
208
239
213
200
1988
1989
1990
1991
490+
438+
248+
442+
519
422
228
467
327+
415+
315+
396+
200
484
394
333
459+
370 +
285+
448+
807
467
228
372
BASOPHILS
1988
1989
1990
1991
54+
47+
41+
64+
70
69
58.
70
41+
45+
45+
42+
87
60
72
54
46+
56+
45+
54+
77
68
59
69
1989
MONOCYTES
1988
1989
1990
1991
EOSINOPHILS
PLATELETS, MEN
1988
1989
1990
1991
7511+ 2085 (n=76)
7363+ 2015(n=49)
277 + 74(n=35)
292 + 71(n=30)
266 + 57(n=18)
275 + 55(n=20)
243 + 46(n=33)
251+ 63(n=29)
239 + 56(n=23)
235+ 51(n=21)
7806 + 2237 (n490)
296+ 67(n=49)
322+ 64(n=41)
264+ 45(n=§7)
284+ 57(n=§6)
(Fontinued)
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