Body composition and blood pressure | Cinnamon group (n = 58) | Placebo group (n = 58) | Difference between Means (95% CI) | P value †|
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Weight (kg)a | ||||
Baseline | 89.1 ± 14.1 | 82.1 ± 14.1 | 7.0 (1.7, 12.1) | 0.009* |
16Â weeks | ||||
 Unadjusted | 85.6 ± 13.7 | 81.7 ± 14.6 | −3.9 (− 9.1, 1.3) | 0.148 |
 Adjusted | 3.0 (−2.3, 3.8) ‡ | 0.001* | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
Baseline | 33.6 ± 5.4 | 31.2 ± 4.4 | −2.4 (−0.5, − 4.2) | 0.010* |
16Â weeks | ||||
 Unadjusted | 32.3 ± 5.2 | 31.0 ± 4.4 | −1.3 (− 3.1, 0.5) | 0.162 |
 Adjusted | 1.3 (0.9, 1.5) ‡ | 0.001* | ||
WC (cm) | ||||
Baseline | 106.6 ± 9.2 | 103.9 ± 9.3 | −2.7 (−6.1, 0.7) | 0.118 |
16Â weeks | ||||
 Unadjusted | 101 ± 9.1 | 103.1 ± 9.7 | 2.2 (−1.3, 5.6) | 0.223 |
 Adjusted | 4.8 (1.9, 7.7) ‡ | 0.002* | ||
WHR | ||||
Baseline | 0.94 ± 0.07 | 0.96 ± 0.08 | 0.02 (0.01, 0.04) | 0.293 |
16Â weeks | ||||
 Unadjusted | 0.91 ± 0.07 | 0.96 ± 0.08 | 0.05 (0.01, 0.06) | 0.005* |
 Adjusted | 0.03 (0.004, 0.06) ‡ | 0.028* | ||
Body fat percentage | ||||
Baseline | 37.9 ± 9.5 | 36.2 ± 8.4 | - 1.7 (−5.1, 1.5) | 0.295 |
16Â weeks | ||||
 Unadjusted | 36.4 ± 9.5 | 36.2 ± 8.3 | - 0.2 (−3.4,3.1) | 0.928 |
 Adjusted | 3.0 (0.7, 5.3) ‡ | 0.011* | ||
SBP (mmHg) | ||||
Baseline | 135.8 ± 8.3 | 135.9 ± 8.6 | −0.1 (− 3.1, 3.2) | 0.939 |
16Â weeks | ||||
 Unadjusted | 122.2 ± 6.3 | 130.5 ± 10.5 | 8.3 (5.1, 11.4) | 0.001* |
 Adjusted | 8.3 (5.0, 11.6) ‡ | 0.001* | ||
DBP (mmHg) | ||||
Baseline | 88.0 ± 6.1 | 88.1 ± 6.1 | 0.1 (− 2.1, 2.3) | 0.938 |
16Â weeks | ||||
 Unadjusted | 79.9 ± 5.7 | 86.9 ± 6.2 | 7.0 (4.8, 9.2) | 0.001* |
 Adjusted | 6.9 (4.6, 9.1) ‡ | 0.001* |