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counts of all four components with increasing age
at the time of radiation. There was no evidence
at the 5% level of any sex di‘erence for any of the
‘out the effect
5 sex, exposure,
FEMALES 963
blood components except platelets, for which the
s observed in
nts, The vanly significant,
untin all four
difference has
3. Differences
bat these were
male count was significantly lower (1% level) than
the female count.
There was no evidence at the 1% level that
any of the two- or three-factor interactions (years,
sex, exposed versus Nonexposed, age groups) were
significant. For lymphocytes there was evidence
at the 5% level of an interaction between exposure
and sex, and for neutrophils there was evidence
at the 5% level of an interaction between exposure
pong the compnt decrease in
rved for the ex-
and year, The four-factor interaction was treated
as ¢rror, an assumption which appeared justified
upon examination of the variances. Since these
data are being further analyzed, no interpretation
as to biological significance of the above interactions is justified at present.”
PE nonexposed,
+ decrease in
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Figure 37. Platelet counts of exposed Rongelap females
plotted against age. Solid line represents mean level of
unexposed female population, 1963.
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, «d Rongelap
ent mean bevel
people from ume of exposure through 10 years post ¢xposure. Stars represent mean values of unexposed comparison populauun.
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Figure 38, Platelet counts of exposed Rongelap males
plotted against age. Solid line represents mean level of
unexposed male population, 1964.
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meng mean level
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=
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wt
FEMALES (964
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PLATELETS 1 10%
WES 1964
plotted against age. Solid line represents mean level of
unexposed maie population, 1963.
Figure 39. Platelet counts of exposed Rongelap females
plotted against age. Solid line represents nean level of
unexposed female population, 1964.
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chance
ati.
range 700 to 1400 rads). The fact that a part of the
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aden pact
firmation of the diagnosis. Atomic Bomb Casualty