w - eerth RE Yes 67 88 0 Pr ve Ans Time AFTER EXPOSURE Figure 30. Mean lymphocyte counts of exposed Rongelap people from time of exposure through 10 years post exposure. Stars represent mean values of comparison population. ’ to o . ie 8 ® . * - oS - ' . 40 at the 3% level and sex, and at the 3% level and year. The as error, an Lk a o e . x” o - —T . -——MALES 1963 . T LYMPHOCYTES a to? 1 4.0}- --- gi —— sor TOT Mao se Oars at the tame of avthe 3" level 4 Led ee ee Se bLbtauitaa L) it o Gb > jet T * LYMPHOCTTES 9 10 * - computed to obtain information aboutthe effect of radiation over time in relation to sex, exposure, and age. “A generally similar pattern was observed in these analyses for all four components. The vanation among years was always highly significant, largely because of an increased countin all four componentsin 1964. This annual difference has been commented on in previous reports. Differences existed in 1961, 1962, and 1963, but these were not chronologically consistent among the components. ‘A clear-cut and highly significant decrease in all four blood components was observed for the exposed population compared to the nonexposed. There was aiso a highly significant decrease in * .*_ @« ' zor, * | tgut 10 . a $s ba . ° Cy . 1 1 8] | :4 1 i 5 1 50 4 60 1 we a0 * - |1 Wes a . 40 oe FEMA, w - 2had ! 7 . aoe e . « 20 ' . 40-- - wg --* ; o8 24 36 % Sars 30 aGE (years) Figure 31. Lymphocyte counts of exposed Rongelap males plotted against age. Solid line represents mean levei of unexposed male population, 1963. Tory 7 v FEMALES 1 1964 ' 60or LYMPHOCYTES 210? Figure 35. Mem people from tins posure. Stars reg parison popuiau Figure 33. Lymphocyte couns of exposed Rongelap males plotted against age. Solid lune represents mean level of unexposed male populauon, 1964. T oT sO 4 ee | 1 Q . . . 4 7 se + - . 3 5 ~ 7 ° ° 8 ~ 07 2 - _ : - 7 _ . * =s “~~ 4 z “we con * = a 0 20 30 «0 50 60 70 a 1D be 10 990 aGE (years) Figure 32. Lymphocyte counts of exposed Rongelapfemales plotted against age. Solid line represents mean level of unexposed female populauion, 1963. 20 30,—i«s«0 -— so. AGE \ years) 60 = 7 a0 Figure 34. Lymphocvte counts of exposed Rongelap femaies plotted against age. Solid line represencs mean level of unexposed female populauon, 1964, (Oa Cc 2 Figure 36. Piae plowed against unexposed male 46 * ins etn tive. aden Z cid hh A / | | ok 7 range 700 to 14 aA —_