. 2017 Jun 30;313(3):H658–H666. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00234.2017

Table 4.

Central hemodynamics during plantar flexion exercise

	Control			Acute Folic Acid Ingestion			Chronic Folic Acid Ingestion
	5 kg	9 kg	14 kg	5 kg	9 kg	14 kg	5 kg	9 kg	14 kg
ΔHeart rate, beats/min	3 ± 1	5 ± 1^*	9 ± 1^†	4 ± 1	6 ± 1^*	9 ± 1^†	4 ± 1^‡	7 ± 1^*^‡	10 ± 1^†^‡
ΔMean arterial pressure, mmHg	2 ± 1	3 ± 1	7 ± 1^*^†	3 ± 1	5 ± 1	6 ± 1^*^†	3 ± 1^‡	6 ± 1^‡	9 ± 1^*^†^‡
ΔCardiac output, l/min	0.4 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1^*	0.4 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.2^*	0.2 ± 0.1^§	0.3 ± 0.1^§	0.4 ± 0.1^*^§
ΔStroke volume, ml	2 ± 1	1 ± 1	0 ± 1	1 ± 1	3 ± 2	2 ± 2	−1 ± 1^‡^§	−1 ± 1^‡^§	−4 ± 1^‡^§

Values are expressed as means ± SE.

Main effect of exercise intensity, P < 0.05 vs. 5 kg;

^†

main effect of exercise intensity, P < 0.05 vs. 9 kg;

^‡

main effect of condition, P ≤ 0.05 vs. control;

^§

main effect of condition, P ≤ 0.05 vs. acute folic acid ingestion.