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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the subjects with IGT at baseline

From: Cassia cinnamon does not change the insulin sensitivity or the liver enzymes in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance

Variables

Controls

Treated

Subjects

8

9

Female/Women

5 (63)

5 (56)

Male/Men

3 (37)

4 (44)

Age (years)

72 ± 2

73 ± 2

BMI (kg/m2)

28.6 ± 1.9

25.7 ± 1.3

Waist circumference (cm)

0.9 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.09

Smoking

  

No

8 (100)

6 (67)

Previously

0 (0)

3 (33)

Present

0 (0)

0 (0)

Blood pressure

  

Systolic (mmHg)

122 ± 16.7

140.5 ± 4,7

Diastolic (mmHg)

80.0 ± 2.6

82.0 ± 2.8

Fasting-glucose (mmol/l)

6.7 ± 0.4

6.0 ± 0.3

Fasting-insulin (mlE/l)

11.1 ± 2.0

9.8 ± 2.1

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

40.1 ± 2.4

39.6 ± 1.3

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.5 ± 0.2

4.9 ± 0.4

LDL Cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.7 ± 0.2

3.2 ± 0.4

HDL Cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.5 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.1 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

  1. Gender and smoking-related values are given as percentages, all other values are reported as the mean ± SD.
  2. The groups did not differ for any variable, p<0.05.
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