=-12- TABLE IV MEAN LEVELS OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD ELEMENTS OF EXPOSED GROUPS COMPARED WITH THOSE OF THE UNEXPOSED GROUP BY AGE AND SEX Plate Males 9-15 yr Rongelap Exposed* Ailingnae " Utirik " Rongelap Unexposed WBC Neut, 287 194 419 286 8,47 6,64 9,20 8,37 314 226 402 373 1963 Serum Lymph HCT RBC HGB 3,92 2.79 4,57 4,07 3,25 3,19 3,89 3,27 38,7 36,0 37,9 39,4 428 377 442 433 13,8 12,4 15.0 14,1 7,7 7,35 7,6 7,8 8,50 7,15 9,01 8.90 4,42 3,69 4,81 3.77 3,31 2.97 3,33 3,86 39,5 41,0 38.0 38,3 449 435 427 424 13,9 15,0 14,0 13.7 8,0 3,0 7.9 7.9 204 6,58 3,27 2,82 45,6 458 16,1 7,6 342 284 6,55 6,61 3,42 4,07 2,55 2,96 44,6 45.7 460 473 16,2 16,1 7,6 8,0 297 227 410 294 8,02 7.96 7,17 7,21 4.35 5,46 3,96. 4,23 2.86 2,05 2,67 2,83 37,9 37,0 37,1 38,3 409 406 405 421 13,2 12,9 13,2 13.6 7,8 7a7 7,6 7.9 (x10-3) (x10-3) (x10-3) (x10-3) (4) (10-4) (g) Protein (g) Females 9-15 yr Rongelap exposed** Ailingnae exposed Utirik exposed Rongelap unexposed Males 15-40 yr Rongelap exposed Ailingnae exposed Utirik exposed Rongelap unexposed Females 15-40 yr Rongelap exposed Ailingnae exposed Utirik exposed Rongelap unexposed Males>40 yr Rongelap exposed Ailingnae exposed Utirik exposed Rongelap unexposed 214 6,33 2,88 2,99 41,2 410 14,5 7,6 245 344 294 6,38 6,88 7.77 3,24 3,49 3,19 2,46 2,80 2,85 44,0 41,3 42,1 469 428 429 15,8 14,8 14,7 7.6 7,8 7,9 238 249 355 318 5,82 7,20 7,08 7,65 2,86 3,84 3,47 3, 68 2,56 2,37 3,07 2,98 38,1 38,0 38,0 38,3 376 403 405 393 13,3 13,9 13,8 13,7 7,8 8.4 8.1 8,0 10,60 10,91 4,49 4,40 5,15 5.29 36,5 36,9 438 434 12,6 12,5 7,3 7.3 4,76 3,83 6,07 5,31 36,8 37,6 424 415 12,8 13,0 7.7 7,7 Females>40 yr Rongelap exposed Ailingnae exposed Utirik exposed Rongelap unexposed Malex9 yr Of exposed parents Of unexposed " 374 376 Females yr Of exposed parents 386 Of unexposed parents383 12,20 10,15 * Includes 2 children exposed in utero we ON 1 child exposed in utero