Table 4 Abnormal clinical findings from the follow-up study in Hiroshima [19]
From: Long-term consequences of arsenic poisoning during infancy due to contaminated milk powder
Parameter | Number abnormal/total number (frequency) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Bottle-fed Morinaga milk | Bottle-fed other milk | Breast-fed | |
Dermatology | 9/32 (28.1%) | 5/26 (19.2%) | 6/48 (12.5%) |
Electrocardiogram | 12/33 (36.4%) | 8/25 (32.0%) | 26/48 (54.2%) |
Electroencephalogram | 16/33 (48.5%) | 8/26 (30.8%) | 12/48 (25.0%) |
X-ray of forearm and hand | 12/29 (41.4%) | 9/27 (33.3%) | 24/48 (50.0%) |
X-ray of foot | 19/29 (65.5%) | 23/27 (85.2%) | 40/48 (83.3%) |
Ophthalmologya | |||
Myopia | 17/56 (30.4%) | 20/52 (38.5%) | 32/96 (33.3%) |
Hyperopia | 4/56 (7.1%) | 4/52 (7.7%) | 6/96 (6.3%) |
Glasses-corrected vision <1.0 | 7/56 (12.5%) | 2/52 (3.8%) | 3/96 (3.1%) |
Dentistry | |||
Periodontal disease | 15/29 (51.7%) | 15/26 (57.7%) | 31/48 (64.6%) |
DMFb | 36.3% | 35.4% | 29.9% |
Dentine abnormalityb | 14.2% | 7.0% | 11.1% |