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Table 3
Physical Findings in Rongelap Adults, 1962
Exposed (48 examined)
Subject Nos.
%o
Anemia, anemic tendency
Arteriosclerosis, peripheral, mild
30, 45, 46, 55, 70
11, 52
10.4
4.1
Arteriosclerosis, peripheral, moderate to
severe
Asthma
13, 28, 29, 30, 41,46,
§5, 43, 57, 60
29,45
18.7
Biadycardia
27
Cardiac enlargement
1, 30, 60, 80
Auricular fibrillation with myocardial damage 80
Bronchitia
Cervical erosion
12, 18, 34, 63, 64,74
Cervical lacerations
45,58. 71, 78
Cervical prolapse
Colloid goiter
Congenital defects
Dislocation of hip
Prominent head ulna
Bilaterat shortening of 5th finger
Polydactvlism
Shortened left thumb
4.2
2.1
8.3
14.2
8.3
2.1
4]
14, 28
2.1
4.2
4.2
57
2]
Constipation
Cyst. ovarian
Cyst. pilonidal
74
2]
Cvystocele
1.14
4.2?
30
2.1
Flexion deformity, fingers
Deafness
Diabetes mellitus
Dupuytren’s contracture
Emphysema
Fungusinfection, skin
Furunculosis
Gynecomastia
Hallux valgus
Heberden’s nodes
1
55
50
$7
|
46
27
Hypertension (>140/90)
Hypotension
Kyphosis, scoliosis
Leprosy, arrested
I, 1, 28, 30
8.3
13,43, 52, 57, 77
77
8.3
2.1
Myocardial damageor insufficiency (EKG)
46, 60
4.2
Obesity
1,49, 50, 60,71,74,
14.6
78
13, 29, 46, 52, 55,57, 14.6
60
Liver palpable
Osteoarthritis
14
860, 865
851, 852, 855, 859, 878, 884,
894, 898, 917, 956, 915,
957, 969, 970, 982
$53, 860, 862, 908, 935, 947,
964
%
2.3
17.4
8.1
894
1.2
858, 859, 862, 942
' 4.6
829, 851, 945, 991
4.6
853
1.2
858, 882,915
3.5
938
1.2
825, 826, 846, 851, 895, 898,
936, 938, 951, 970, 982,
1001, 1042
832. 836,910
15.1
3.5
826
1.2
8358
832
958
1.2
1.2
1.2
853. 884, 916, 964
853, 893, 932, 936, 991
884
853
895
942
4.6
5.8
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
928
1.2
849, 884, 893
3.5
858, 908, 947, 982
4.6
825, 844, 853, 865,958,963,
970
8.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
Hemiplegia, partial
Hemorrhoids
Hydrocele
Subject Nos.
2.8
12
75.78
Control (86 examined)
2.1
2.1
2.1
961
914, 932, 969
859, 860, 864
851, 858, 878, 884, 893,917,
947, 956,
849, 851, 941,
1041
858, 859, 860,
898, 915,
936, 961,
957, 969, 970
991, 1005,
884, 894,896,
922, 928, 935,
964
1.2
3.5
3.5
12.8
7.0
16.3