TABLE 1:
Comparison
Rongetap Exposed
Utirik Exposed
LEUKOCYTES
;
1985
7392 = 1955 (n=96)
1986
7438 = 2102 (n=78)
1987
7690 + 1843 (n=78)
6731 = 1775 (n=48)
7231 = 2060 (n=54)
7418 + 1675 (n=49)
.
7985 = 1957* (n=100)
7684 = 2023 (n=98)
8434 = 3195 (n=90)
NEUTROPHILS
1985
1986
1987
3948 + 1433
3786 + 1396
3998 =~ 1427
3716 = 1524
3771 = 1648
3825 + 1434
4606 = 3948*
4188 = 1570
4926 + 2984"
LYMPHOCYTES
1985
1986
1987
2739 = 883
2785 = 1131
2972 = 950
2345 +
2811 +
2915 =
2607 = 915
2691 = 927
2749 ~ 1054
MONOCYTES
1985
1986
1987
BASOPHILS
1985
1986
1987
309 = 168
294 = 189
323 = 240
229 = 127°
301 = 169
307 = 203
321 = 177
361 = 251
429 = 311"
18 + 38
47 + 59
53 + 58
12 + 32
60 + 74
63 + 71
284 + 207
297 + 310
293 + 326
273 + 238
343 + 322
238 + 239
PLATELETS, MEN
1985
261 + 75 (n=38)
1986
252 = 54 (n=33)
1987
266 = 76(n=35)
242 + 57 (n=20)
240 + 43 (n=24)
240 = 54 (n=20)
271 = 51 (n=45)
289 = 66° (n=43)
266 = 55 (n=41)
PLATELETS, WOMEN
1985
271 + 61 (n=56)
1986
276 + 71 (n=44)
1987
273 + 67 (n=47)
277 + 66 (n=28)
291 + 84 (n=30)
261 + 51 (n=28)
299 + 72° (n=55)
328 + 81° (n=55)
308 + 73° (n=49)
EOSINOPHILS
1985
1986
1987
12 + 35
40 + 57
53 + 70
860°
981
863
261 = 216
365 = 426
310 + 267
HEMOGLOBIN, MEN
1985
146 + 1.4
1986
149 + 1.6
1987
144 41.1
148 + 08
14.7 + 10
146 + 1.1
149 + 1.2
16.3 + 1.3
15.2 + 1.3°
HEMOGLOBIN, WOMEN
1985
13.0 + 1.2
1986
13.0 + 1.6
1987
13.1 + 1.3
129 + 1.2
13.1 + 1.4
13.3 + 0.8
12.6 + 1.2°
12.8 + 1.6
13.0 + 1.2
"Significantly different, by t-test analysis, from equivalent values of the Comparison group. The only level of
significance tested was p < 0.05.
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