In 1945, many Koreans, in addition to Japanese, were killed or injured by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. This study compared the biological profiles of Korean atomic bomb survivors in residence at Daegu and Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea with those of a representative sample of Koreans obtained during a similar period. We evaluated anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, blood cell counts, blood chemistry, and urinalysis of survivors (n=414) and age- and sex-matched controls (n=414) recruited from the third Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in 2005. Univariate analyses revealed significantly higher systolic blood pressure, white blood cell count, and serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and aspartate aminotransferase levels (p<0.01) in the survivors. Conversely, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit, red blood cell count, and the proportion of positive urine occult blood (p<0.01) were lower in the survivors. Our findings suggest that biological profiles of Korean atomic bomb survivors were adversely affected by radiation exposure.
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机译：1945年，除日本人外，还有许多韩国人被投向日本广岛和长崎的原子弹炸死或炸伤。这项研究比较了居住在大韩民国大邱和庆北的韩国原子弹幸存者的生物学特征，以及在同一时期获得的代表性韩国人的生物学特征。我们评估了第三次韩国国家健康与营养调查（National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey）招募的人体测量数据，血压，血细胞计数，血液化学和尿液分析（幸存者）（n = 414）以及年龄和性别匹配的对照组（n = 414）。 2005年。单因素分析显示，幸存者的收缩压，白细胞计数和血清总胆固醇，甘油三酸酯，高密度脂蛋白胆固醇和天冬氨酸转氨酶水平显着较高（p <0.01）。相反，幸存者的血红蛋白浓度，血细胞比容，红细胞计数和尿液潜血阳性率较低（p <0.01）。我们的发现表明，韩国原子弹幸存者的生物学特征受到辐射暴露的不利影响。
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