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 respectivelyaccording to Exact Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test.