TABLE 4.2—~-Mean Values for Peripheral Blood Determinations on
the Rongelap Group 185 Days Post-exposure
Determination
WBC
(in thousands)
Neutrophiles
(in thousands)
Sex
Age,
years
Combined
>5
Combined
Lymphocytes
(in thousands)
Combined
(inthousands)
Male
Female
Monocytes
(in thousands)
Combined
Eosinophiles
(in thousands)
Combined
Hematocrit, %
Male
Female
<5
Lowest
counts*
5.6
<5
6.6
2.3
4.6
2.4
<5
2.5
2.2
<10
{310
All ages
<5
Majuro
control
8.5
5.5
>5
>5
185th
day
13.2
9.7
4.8
4.2
4.8
3.6
LA
2.2
4
136
244
412
114
232
365
126
203
258
>5
1.2
1.2
14
11
2.0
<5
0.9
2.5
9.5
>5
0.7
<15
36.3
2.0
1.6
4.7
{rie
41.6
41.7
38.0
39.6
All ages
36.8
38.2
39.9
46.0
* Approximately post-exposure days 39 to 51 for WEC, neutrophiles, lymphocytes, monocytes, and
eosinophiles; days 26 to 30 for platelets; and days 26 to 33 for hematocrit.
TABLE 4.3—Mean Values for Peripheral Blood Determinations on
the Ailinginae Group 185 Days Post-exposure
Approx.
Determination
Sex
WBC
(in thousands)
Combined
Neutrophiles
(in thousands)
Lymphocytes
.
Combined
(in thousands)
Combined
Platelets
Male
(in thousands)
Monocytes
(in thousands)
Eosinophiles
Female
:
Combined
(in thousands)
Combined
Hematocrit, %
Male
Female
Age,
years
<5
>5
lowest
counts*
7.5
6.4
<5
3.2
>5
3.8
<5
4.0
>8
24
<10
{5 10
All ages
<5
198
133
178
2.2
>5
1.9
<5
2.3
>5
1.0
<15
35.5
{5 15
All ages
43.8
36.8
185th
day
Majuro
control
7.7
6.5
13.2
9.7
4.8
4.8
3.9
4.8
2.7
7.4
2.2
252
142
239
4.1
412
258
365
1.1
2.0
1.4
2.0
1.5
9.5
2.2
37.5
40.1
37.3
4.7
39.6
46.0
39.9
* Approximately post-exposure days 39 to 51 for WBC, neutrophiles, lymphocytes, monocytes, and
eosinophiles; days 26 to 30 for platelets; and days 33 to 39 for hematocrit.
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