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Table 6
Comparisons of Body Weight and Stature Between Exposed Children and Their Controls
(M = Male: F = Female; E = Exposed; C = Unexposed)
Comparisons
Bodyweight
Stature
M vs. F
(each age separately)
E & C combined
F spurt at pubertyearlier
than M, but M>F after
puberty. F>M at age 13.
F spurt at puberty earlier than M, but M>F after puberty. F>M
at age 13. M>F at age 15, 16, 17, and 19.
M>F at age 7.
Evs.C
M only
(each age separately)
Nosignificant difference.
Tendencytoward E<C before age 12 by 4.4 to 8.5 cm, ECC signifi-
Evs.C
F only
(each ageseparately )
No significant difference.
Nosignificantdifference.
E vs. C
M & F combined
(each age separately)
No significant difference.
No significant difference.
E vs. C*
M only
(each age separately,
each age at exposure
separately}
No apparentdifference.
Tendency toward E<C in children exposed before age 6, most apparent in those exposed at age 1, who were 4.9 to 6.3 cm shorter with
the difference increasing with increasing age, and E<C significant
at age 7 and 8.
E vs. C*
F only
(each age separately,
each age at exposure
separately)
No apparentdifference.
No apparent difference.
pa nen
Because of small numbers in each group, the groups were compared graphically, except where the graphs suggested certain combinations which could be comparedstatistically.
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cant at age 7 and 8.
Table 7
Comparison of Body Weight, Stature, and Head Circumference Between Children Born
to Exposed Parents and Those Born to Unexposed Parents
(M = Male; F = Female; E = Children of exposed parents; C = Children of unexposed parents)
Comparison
Head circumference
Body weight
M vs. F
(each age separately)
E & C combined
M>F at age 3. Tendency
toward M>F at older ages
but not significant.
No significant difference.
Nosignificant difference.
E vs. C
Monly.
(each age separately)
No significant difference.
Nosignificant difference.
Tendency toward E<C at all ages by
E vs. C
F only
Nosignificant difference.
No significant difference.
No significant difference.
Evs.C
M & F combined
(each age separately)
No significantdifference.
No significant difference.
Nosignificant difference.
E vs. C*
No apparent difference.
No apparent difference.
E<C difference greatest in children
born 2 years after fallout. In these children, differenceis significant at ages 3
Stature
1.8 to 9.9 cm. Significant at ages 1, 3,
and 4.
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Monly
(each age and each
year of birth
separately)
E vs. C*
F only
(each age and each
vear of birth
separately)
and 4. E<C difference diminishes with
increasing age.
No apparent difference.
No apparentdifference.
Nosignificant difference.
*For these comparisons, most of the groups being compared were so small that it would have been impossible to dem-
onstrate statistically significant differences. These groups were therefore compared graphically. except where the graphs
suggested certain combinations which could be compared statistically.
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(each age separately)