APPENDIX 8
Rongelap Group and Control Mean Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure
WBC
(X1073)
Postexposure Day
(X1073)
Lymphocytes
(X1073)
<5
35
<5
>5
<5
35
3
?
9.0
4.9
8.2
6.2
6.4
wo-
4.7
fee
1.8
a--
2,2
eee
12
5.9
6.3
3.5
3.9
2.1
26
5.7
6.1
6.6
10
5.9
6.7
7.0
15
18
22
7.1
3.5
4.5
1.9
2.1
2.1
27.1
21.8
16.8
4.6
7.5
9.5
6.5
3.3
6.9
-e-
7.4
----
8.2
1l2-yr survey
----
Rita cont.
Rita cont.
Rita cont.
6 mo
lyr
2 yr
Rong. cont. 3 yr
7,4
7.4
6.8
---
---
---
---
---
3.4
4.8
3.5
4.6
6.0
--+
3.6
4.0
2,7
3.6
---
2.6
3.9
3.7
3.6
---
3.7
--8.9
--7.0
see
4.4
4.0
3.6
6.9
4.0
13.7 10.1
6.2
9.8
11.2
8.0
Rong.
ong.
cont.
.
¢
7 yr
-------
7.8
7.7
$:f
rll
cont. BYE
Rong. cont.10
9.1
---yr
----
*Inc Ludes all males
>7.
7.3
--“--
---
~--
2.8
3.1
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
13.2
---23.1
11.9
21.7
21.8
15.2
----
meee
cee
----
meee
nnn
---eae
39.0
12.3.
16.0
22.8
23.2
23.1
20.3
37.9
37.4
37.8
37.3
39.0
weer
42.2
42.2
42.4
41.8
43.4
neee
37.1
36.8
37.4
37.6
38.3
---+
Bee
24.10
ee
----
---20,2
wre
20.1
36.3
---weer
41.6
---seas
eee
-+--
----
32.8b
38.5
43.0
----
----
----
----
wee
24,63
28.4
26,3
28.5
enn
35.8
Dp
3.5
---
----
coc
o---
-o--
aoe
39.1
35.8
sees
----
---wee
mene
wee
eres
were
en-wo--
weet
4.45
wee
w--woe
tae
.
int
ol
35°0
.
4.52
4.60
44.4
37.6
4.65
Includes all males
>8.
41.0
44:4
38:2 44.1
39.6
4.11
-------
ened
wenn
35.9
a a ated
----
4.44
wee
nee
were
28.3
4.67
----
35.1
28.1
oes
4.21
----
nee
meee
42.8
37.4
eee
4.71
nee
meee
38.3
35.5
IIT
core
----------
----
39.9
----+
382g
eee
He
ee
----
46.0
34.0
37.9
wees
eee
3.94
30.7
ae
23
eee
ene
4.60
were
wane
ar
:
ao-----
4.65
---39.8
33.6
wee
wees
---ene
a=-a
37.7
s--42.1
28.0
---e
nee
wees
44.0
42.7
35.6
---een
wen
eee
wee
wee
a
---eee
4.12
ere
---38.9
---~
nee
noes
wee
Looe
4,38
39.3
27.6
29.5
30.0
aden
4.29
3B.8
went
Female
Ali Ages
38.4
43.7
43.5
4.68
29.4
31.2
30.4
>15
4.45
37.0
39,3
24.5
24.2
30.9
Male
4.54
41.7
40,4
39.9
38.2
36.9
38.1
35.4
wane
were
wees
ween
wea-woes
39.6
IED Botte
35.4
----
ane
----
37.6
41.1
41.2
38.7
wee
wee
wee
wee
wane
33.4
26.9
4.1
ao--
----
----
37.5
38.7
35.6
-------
wee
36.5
32.6
6.2
37.2
24.9
24.7
----
37.5
<15
25.8
27.3
5.2
27.3
32,1
23,.1¢
32.8
35.0
38.8
27.6
25.5
28.1
--ee
anne
wees
43.9
41.0
tere
wee
19.5
21.4
22.1
All Ages
were
wane
37.5
22.5
21.0
15.3.
35.6
see
wees
2,9
b
oe ee
see
---wee
----
4.7
2.8
---a
30.8
27.6
----
37.5
35.5
---
noe
oeee
27.1
24.4
ene
3.4
3.9
wees
we--)
32,5
32.3
wees
--3.6
3,1
2,9
-------
41.7
w-5.6
-----
wee
---+-
38.0
4.7
is
.2
Male
22.6
41.2
3.7
----
RBC
(x10-6)
Female
>15
23.2
4.1
6.2
---+
18,2
24,8
<15
20.3
26.6
30.0
32.0
7.4
3.7
12.9
Group
24.4
5.2
$19
22D 4,8
---
---
wee
---14.0
5.4
---
3.8
4.8
7.6
2.4
2.3
2,2
4.8
10.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
4.2
9.7
cont. 4 yr
Rong. cont.1l yr
---
3.5
3.6
13.2
Rong.
Rong. cont. 5 yr
3.5
3.9
6.6
8.1
8.6
6.9
10-yr survey
Majuro controls
10.9
21.3
19,1
14.6
~=-24.7
6.9
----
weeoe
eee
21.7
6.0
6.0
----
ll-yr survey
w=--
24.9
ware
26.2
4.6
4.7
3.7
----
----
22.7
11.8
15.1
22.4
23.2
23.9
21.2
4.8
4.8
3.7
9-yr survey
won
----
12.3
16.6
22.0
20.9
20.6
17.5
4.7
5.9
4.1
----
-------
14.1
17.9
29.5
26.8
24.6
22,1
1.8
3530202
w-- wee
7-yr survey
-------
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.3
2.4
2,1
2.3
4.0
wee
8-yr survey
Male
3,2
3,2
2.6
2.9
3,1
3.4
3.9
3.8
ee
8.9
13.5
were
Male
5.3
3.8
3.3
2.6
3.3
3.5
3.0
6.5
eee
4-yr survey
5-yr survey
6-yr survey
sees
2.4
2.4
2.6
7.6
eae
8.5
ease
%
Total
4.1
4.7
5.0
70
74
10.1
11.8
8.6
eee
----
Hematocrit
Female
All Ages
3.2
3.4
4.3
4.0
3.1
3.0
2.0
2.6
2.6
l-yr survey
2-yr survey
3-yr survey
eens
e---
>10
6.5
7.2
7.4
7.8
6.2
5.5
5.2
5.8
5.6
6-mo survey
Male
<10
28.2
1.7
(x1074)
Male
2.1
7.6
6.5
$.7
5.2
5.9
6.7
7.0
7.7
Platelets
2.6
30
33
39
43
47
51
56
63
Rong.
Neutrophils
38:3
38.3
c
nen
eee
----
wee
weet
eee
4.60
we
4.80
-aen
----
----
Renee
oe
4.40
a
-90
4.12
4.47
4.71
4.14
288
388
eee
weer
Includes all males
2275
woe-
>9.