Table 1.  Subjects characteristics. Data are means (± SE).
 

Folic Acid Group (n = 8)

Placebo Group
(n = 5)

Age (yr)

25.0 (1.4)

22.4 (.9)

Height (m)

1.70 (1.00)

1.70 (.09)

Weight (kg)

58.1 (3.8)

67.6 (5.8) **

Body Mass Index (kg·m-2)

20.7 (.6)

24.4 (1.2) *

Age of Menarche (yr)

13.9 (3.2)

13.0 (.8)

Miles run·week-1

30.3 (3.2)

29.5 (4.1)
* and ** denote p < 0.05 and 0.01 respectively  according to Exact Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test.