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Table 2
Summary of Positive Serologic Tests for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg),
Antibody to Surface Antigen and Antibody to Core Antigen Among 314 Marshallese
NUMBER
TESTED
Comparison
7.8142.49
(100)
Male
Female
134
180
123
165°
(91.8)*
(91.7)
20
16
(14.9)
(8.9)
Combined
314
288
(91.7)
36
(11.5)
46
43
(93.5)
3
(6.5)
175
93
158
87
(90.3)
(93.3)
20
13
(11.4)
(14.0)
100
74
89
68
(89.0)
(91.9)
10
4
(10.0)
(5.4)
By age (yr)
8.4842.56
<29
(172)
8.49+2.36
29-49
>49
(172)
HBSAG
POSITIVE
By sex
4.0%
8.14+1.95
Utirik
ONE OR MORE
POSITIVE TESTS
Byatoll of residence**
Kwajalein
Majuro
Rongelap
61
58
(95.1)
3
(8.5)
76
70
(92.1)
19
(25.0)
61
50
(82.0)
2
(3.3)
112
103
(92.0)
21
(18.8)
95
86
(90.5)
10
(10.5)
_
69
63
(91.3)
6
(8.7)
Comparison
Majuro
61
58
(95.1)
4
(6.6)
(86)
Rongelap
44
42
(95.5)
3
(6.8)
2
Utirik
76
70
(92.1)
19
(25.0)
>19 YR
6.824+3,88
(22)
Utirik
By radiation exposure
group
8.36+1.82
Rongelap exposed
(33)
Utirik exposed
8.15+2.26
Ronglap comparison
(40)
Byatoll of residence,
excluding Rongelap exposed
Ebeye
2.3
OO
*
Percent of the total population tested is shown in parentheses.
** Three persons resided outsidethe atolls listed.
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