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

Table 3 Insulin sensitivity measured by euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp in patients with IGT, at baseline and after 12 weeks’ treatment or placebo

	Baseline	12 weeks	p-value	Baseline	12 weeks	p-value
	Placebo (n = 8)			C. cassia(n = 9)
60 min	6.3 ± 1.2	8.8 ± 1.9	0.012*	7.3 ± 1.3	7.8 ± 1.4	0.477
120 min	5.3 ± 1.8	7.0 ± 1.2	0.068	6.0 ± 1.1	6.3 ± 0.9	0.373

Significant differences in insulin sensitivity within the groups were evaluated at 60 min resp. 120 min at baseline and 12 wk. with the Wilcoxons signed rank test. * = Significant difference within the groups between 60 min resp. 120 min at baseline and at 12wk., *p < 0.05.
Values are reported as means ± SD.

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