Effects of a Water-Soluble Cinnamon Extract on Body Composition and Features of the Metabolic Syndrome in Pre-Diabetic Men and Women

Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Subjects

	Placebo (n = 10)	Cinnulin (n = 12)	P-value
General
Sex (M/F)	3/7	8/4	0.15
Age (y)	45.6 ± 11.1	46.3 ± 8.8	0.88
Weight (kg)	89.3 ± 30.6	93.1 ± 18.1	0.72
BMI (kg/m²)	34.4 ± 12.6	32.3 ± 5.7	0.61
Body Fat (%)	43.8 ± 8.0	37.9 ± 9.2	0.13
Lean Mass (kg)	43.9 ± 11.1	53.7 ± 11.8	0.06
Metabolic
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg)	133 ± 22	133 ± 14	0.94
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg)	83 ± 14	83 ± 6	0.94
Glucose (mg/dL)	112 ± 10	116 ± 13	0.40
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	192 ± 49	185 ± 44	0.72
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	105 ± 52	107 ± 36	0.90
VLDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	33 ± 21	25 ± 9	0.28
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	55 ± 14	50 ± 13	0.36
Triacylglycerol (mg/dL)	165 ± 107	166 ± 142	0.99
Dietary
Kcals/day	1706 ± 427	1741 ± 551	0.87
% Carbohydrate	46 ± 13	43 ± 12	0.59
% Fat	33 ± 9	33 ± 10	0.98
% Protein	20 ± 11	23 ± 7	0.38
Fiber (grams/d)	14 ± 7	16 ± 8	0.42

Data are expressed as group means ± SD. P-values were calculated from independent t-tests for all variables except sex (where a chi-square test was used). No significant differences were noted between groups, although there was a trend for greater lean mass in the Cinnulin group (P < 0.06). To convert glucose from mg/dL into mmol/L multiply by 0.0555; to convert cholesterol (total, LDL-C, VLDL-C and HDL-C) from mg/dL into mmol/L multiply by 0.0259; to convert triacylglycerol from mg/dL into mmol/L multiply by 0.0113.