28
HE MAT
GICAL
FINDI
LEUROCYTES AND NEUTROPHILS 110
PERCENT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EXPOSED
AND UNEXPOSED @Y AGE GROUP AND SEX
- MALES
N= NEUTROPHILS
L = LYMPHOCYTES
3
‘NEUTROPHILS
w SF
2 20+
Wi 25+
P = PLATELETS
HCT= HEMATOCRIT
7
4
a
24
40
#S6
72 6 :
23 4
5
Days
Mo
YEARS
TIME AFTER EXPOSURE
6
7
ae
a 30r
PERCENT
o.8
Figure 34. Mean neutrophil and white blood counts of
exposed Rongelap people from time of exposure through
7 years post exposure. Stars represent mean values of
comparison population.
a
FU
20
“1
~
F
;
r
|
MALES
.
6.2+
4
=
.
sot
NEUTROPHILS «1073
7-15
a
4
UNEXPOSED
aet
|
3.8
4
3.04
4
16-40
AGE GROUP (YEARS)
>40
Figure 35. Sex and age distribution of percent difference
of peripheral blood elements in exposed compared with
unexposed groups.
'
re
-,
2.2)
14
.
1
|
i008
i.
1
.
.
LL
L
a0
80
AGE (YRS)
:
a
Figure 36. Neutrophil counts of exposed Rongelap males
plotted against age. Solid sine represents mean level of
S
o EXPOSED MALES 7-158 >40
e UNEXPOSED MALES 7-15 &>40
"T
T
*
T
FEMALES
i
Ll
*
4
3.2F
4
i
10
—_—,
20
~—.
30
Ln.
i.
i.
40
50
60
AGE { YEARS)
al
79
e
won
80
Figure 37. Neutrophil counts of exposed Rongelapfemales plotted against age. Solid line represents mean level
of unexposed female population.
1
T
T
44r
20
4
1
i
—t.
yf
T
w
@
ar
oO
NEUTROPHILS x10°°
wn
xn
2
T
T
nN
T
CUMULATIVE PERCENT
unexposed male population.
0
16
1
28
1
40
a.
52
NEUTROPHILS x 1073
t
64
76130
Lb
190
L
26
—_—L
310
i
370
430
PLATELETS x 10°
Figure 38. Neutrophil and platelet cumulative percent
distribution curves for exposed males < 15 and >>40 years
of age compared with unexposed males of the same age
groups.