W. H. ADAMS: LATE MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF EXPOSURE TO RADIOACTIVE
Table 1
Serum toxoplasma titers and chorioretinalscars.
A) EXPOSURE GROUP
Rongelap
MLT*
%<4
MLT minus <4
MLT
MLT minus
Rongelap and
Ailingnae
Exposed
and Aijlingnae
6.66£3.72
Utirik
8.29+2.49
(61)**
(97)
18.0%
3.1%
8,122.19
8.55+2.03
B) ISLAND OF RESIDENCE
Ebeye
Majuro
8.11+3.34
(62)
8.57+2.64
7,223.23
(87)
7.62£2.84
(69)
(53)
(71)
7.6942.51
(103)
7.84£2.44
Rongelap
Comparison
7.8142.49
(100)
4.0%
8.14+1.95
Utirik
8.48+2.56
(172)
8.49+2.36
(172)
C) AGE DISTRIBUTION
Rongelap and
<10 YR
10-19 YR
5.89+3.55
$.2743.58
Ailingnae
Utirik
(28)
(EI)
8.3643.00
7.864 1.83
(50)
(14)
Comparison
7.49+2.56
7,762.80
(39)
(21)
219 YR
6.8243.88
(22)
8.3641.82
(33)
8.15+2.26
(40)
D) RETINAL LESIONS
Rongelap
and Ailingnae
Utirik
(31)
(98)
Number
2
|
%
3.9
1.0
* MLT = meanlogtiter.
** Numberof personstested is given in parentheses.
IGT ZR
Comparison
(86)
2
2.3