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Table 6 Estimate effects of 137Caesium and year of measurements on white blood cell counts Ψ

From: Exposure from the Chernobyl accident had adverse effects on erythrocytes, leukocytes, and, platelets in children in the Narodichesky region, Ukraine: A 6-year follow-up study

  

White blood cell count (106/L) 1,247 children, 4,981 measurement

Effect

 

Adj. Mean#

Lower

Upper

p

Quintiles of the area contamination: 137Caesium (kBq/m2)

29–112

6.87

6.58

7.16

Ref.

 

116–156

6.88

6.60

7.18

0.94

 

165–253

6.40

6.11

6.68

0.01

 

266–310

5.95

5.55

6.35

<0.001

 

350–879

5.81

5.57

6.04

<0.001

  1. Ψ P-values are based on t-test compared with the reference (Ref.).
  2. # Adjusted for age, sex, born after the accident, and year of measurement
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