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) 10