Summary of Thyroid Abnormalities in the Marshallese, 1981
Age, 1954
No.
Total Nodules
No.
&
Carcinoma
&
Hypofunction
No.
a
Rongelap
<10
10-18
>18
Total
22
12
33
67
17
3
3
23
77.3
25.0
9.1
34.3
l
1
2
4
4.5
8.3
6.1
6.0
7
]
lt
19
2
28 .6
4
6
36.4
31.6
29
13
44
86
19
3
7
29
65.5
23.1
15.9
33.7
1
]
2
4
3.4
7.7
4.5
4.7
64
2)
79
164
5
3
9
17
4.7
14.2
11.4
9.1
1
1
1
3
1.6
4.8
1.3
1.8
Matched Controls,
Unexposed
2.6
7.6
7.9
5.8
2
1
2
5
0.9
1.3
0.7
0.8
3
13.6
4
7
11.8
10.4
]
1
9.0
5.2
3
10.3
5
8
11.4
9.3
_ Ailingnae
<10
10-18
>18
Total
Rongelap + Ailingnae
<10
10-18
>18
Total
Utirik
<10
10-18
>18
Total
<10
10-18
>18
Total
229
79
292
600
6
6
23
35
]
1
2
1.3
0.3
0.3