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.