Table 3 Results of follow-up examination at adolescence of Morinaga dried milk poisoning victims in Kyoto [15]
From: Long-term consequences of arsenic poisoning during infancy due to contaminated milk powder
Tests | Frequency abnormal (Number abnormal/total number) | Source of controls | |
|---|---|---|---|
Victims | Controls | ||
Proteinuria | |||
Males | 13.3% (25/174) | 0.85% | 16-year-old students in Kyoto |
Females | 11.7% (13/111) | 1.20% | |
Electroencephalogram | 13.6% (39/287) | 8.6% | 1st grade high school students aged 16–18 years |
Hearing disability | 17.3% (50/289) | 0.11% | 16-year-old students in Kyoto |
Refraction anomaly | 47.9% (134/280) | 41.77% | 16-year-old students in Kyoto |
Intelligence quotient <85 | 20.6% (52/252) | 2.04% | Average value for Japan |