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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%

  1. a Denominator is the number of eyes
  2. b Proportion to the number examined teeth (DMF = decayed, missing, and filled teeth)
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