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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 24 volunteers and means ± SD of serum folate levels (ng/ml) before (T1) and after (T2; T3) UVA exposure

From: Serum folate levels after UVA exposure: a two-group parallel randomised controlled trial

Volunteers

Sex female (f); male (m)

Mean age years

T1

T2

T3

UV exposed

11 f; 5 m

25.5 (19–39)*

10.1 ± 3.1 (6.3–20)*

10.4 ± 3 (6.1–17)*

10.6+3.3 (5.9–17.2)*

Non-exposed

5 f; 3 m

25.9 (18–36)*

11.6 ± 3.5 (7.2–30)*

12.9 ± 3.9 (8.3–32)*

11 ± 3.1 (6.5–20.2)*

  1. *range