Table 2.
Brachial artery studies before supplementation. Data are means (± SE).
Folic Acid Group
(n = 8)
Placebo Group
(n = 5)
Heart rate (min)
71 (5)
55 (3)
*
Mean arterial pressure
Systolic (mmHg)
105.3 (2.8)
106.4 (1.8)
Diastolic (mmHg)
64.9 (2.8)
60.8 (2.3)
Temperature (°C)
22.8 (.3)
23.2 (.5)
Humidity
33.8 (1.8)
42.0 (1.3)
*
Baseline brachial
artery diameter (mm)
3.1 (.1)
3.4 (.2)
Peak brachial
artery diameter (mm)
3.3 (.1)
3.6 (.2)
Flow-mediated dilation (%)
6.6 (.8 )
6.5 (.7)
Peak change in flow velocity (%)
93.2 (9.4 )
121.0 (5.5)
* denotes p < 0.05 according to Exact Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test.