Table 4.
Brachial artery studies after supplementation. Data are means (± SE).
Folic Acid Group
(n = 8)
Placebo Group
(n = 5)
Heart rate (min)
61 (6)
54 (4)
Mean arterial pressure
Systolic (mmHg)
102.5 (1.1 )
104.4 (3.0)
Diastolic (mmHg)
65.3 (1.6)
61.0 (4.0 )
Temperature (°C)
23.1 (.8)
25.0 (.0)
*
Humidity
42.2 (2.5)
46.4 (.9)
Baseline brachial artery diameter (mm)
3.1 (.1 )
3.52 (.1)
**
Peak brachial artery diameter (mm)
3.4 (.1)
3.8 (.1)
*
Flow-mediated dilation (%)
10.0 (.9)
6.65 (.7)
*
Peak change in flow velocity (%)
100.2 (10.0 )
110.4 (8.9)
* and ** denote p < 0.05 and 0.01 respectivelyaccording to Exact Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test.