diff --git a/src/@report_data/writeDataForTable.m b/src/@report_data/writeDataForTable.m
index 116401664eff5fdf171a0f8588bc13117d35973c..8c50454531385a8ad9a3036cd578a81af497e5d7 100644
--- a/src/@report_data/writeDataForTable.m
+++ b/src/@report_data/writeDataForTable.m
@@ -67,11 +67,9 @@ for i = 1:nrows
     end
     if ~isempty(o.tableSubSectionHeader)
         fprintf(fid, '\\textbf{%s}', o.tableSubSectionHeader);
-        for i=1:ncols-1
-            fprintf(fid, ' &');
-        end
+        fprintf(fid, '%s', repmat(' &', 1, ncols-1));
         fprintf(fid, '\\\\%%\n');
-        return;
+        return
     end
     if o.tableAlignRight
         fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{r}{');