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.
