Table 6
Comparisons of Body Weight and Stature Between Exposed Children and Their Controls
(M = Male; F = Female; E = Exposed; C = Unexposed)
Comparisons
Body weight
M vs. F
(each age separately)
F spurt at puberty earlier
E & C combined
than M, but M>F after
puberty. F>M at age 13.
Stature
F spurt at puberty earlier than M, but M>F after puberty. F>M
at age 13. M>F at age 15, 16, 17, and 19.
M>F at age 7.
~ No significant difference.
Evs.C
M only
Tendency toward E<C before age 12 by 4.4 to 8.5 cm. ECC significant at age 7 and 8.
(each age separately)
Nosignificant difference.
No significant difference.
Evs.C
M & F combined
(each age separately)
Nosignificant difference.
Nosignificant difference.
E vs. C*
No apparentdifference.
Tendency toward E<Cin children exposed before age 6, most ap-
No apparentdifference.
No apparentdifference.
Evs.C
F only
(each age separately )
M only
(each age separately,
each age at exposure
separately)
E vs. C*
F only
(each age separately,
each age at exposure
separately}
parent in those exposed at age 1, who were 4.9 to 6.3 cm shorter with
the difference increasing with increasing age, and E<C significant
at age 7 and 8.
Because of smali numbers in each group, the groups were compared graphically, except where the graphs suggested certain combinations which could be comparedstatistically.
Table 7
Comparison of Bodv Weight, Stature, and Head Circumference Between Children Born
to Exposed Parents and Those Born to Unexposed Parents
(M = Male: F = Female, E = Children of exposed parents; C = Cluldren of unexposed parents)
Comparison
Head circumference
Body weight
M vs. F
(each age separately)
E & C combined
M>F at age 3. Tendency
toward M>>F at older ages
Nosignificant difference.
Nosignificant difference.
E vs. C
Nosignificant difference.
Nosignificant difference.
Tendency toward E<C atall ages by
M only
Stature
but not significant.
(each age separately)
1.8 to 9.9m. Significant at ages |, 3,
and 4.
E vs. C
F only
(each age separately)
Nosignificant difference.
Nosignificant difference.
No significant difference.
Evs.C
M & F combined
(each age separately)
Nosignificant difference.
Nosignificant difference.
Nosignificantdifference.
Evs. C*
No apparentdifference.
No apparent difference.
E<C difference greatest in children
M only
(each age and each
year of birth
separately)
E vs. C*
‘F only
(each age and each
year of birth
separately)
born 2 years after fallout. In these chil-
dren, differenceis significant at ages 3
and 4. E<C difference diminishes with
increasing age.
No apparentdifference.
No apparentdifference.
No significantdifference.
*For these comparisons, most of the groups being compared were so small that it would have been impossible to dem-
onstrate statistically significant differences. These groups were therefore compared graphically, except where the graphs
suggested certain combinations which could be comparedstatistically.