Table 3.
Six week changes in brachial artery measures after supplementation. Data are means (± SE).
Folic Acid Group
(n = 8)
Placebo Group
(n = 5)
Heart rate (min)
-9.9 (7.6)
-.8 (1.2)
Mean arterial pressure
Systolic (mmHg)
-2.8 (3.5)
-2.0 (2.5)
Diastolic (mmHg)
.4 (2.7)
.2 (2.9)
Temperature (°C)
.3 (.8)
1.8 (.5)
Humidity
8.4 (3.6)
4.4 ± 0.6
Baseline brachial artery diameter (mm)
.02 (.1)
.2 (.2 )
Peak brachial artery diameter (mm)
.1 (.1 )
.2 (.2)
Flow-mediated dilation (%)
3.5 (.6)
.11 (.2)
**
Peak change in flow velocity (%)
7.0 (8.0)
-10.6 (12.2)
** denotes p < 0.01 according to Exact Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test.