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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