Table 1: General characteristics of the participants.(N= 12 for each group).
SEM: standard error of the mean;BMI: Body mass index; SMM: Skeletal muscle mass; WHR: Waist to hip ratio.
Group A
mouse without cinnamon
(mean value±SEM)
Group B
mousse with cinnamon
(mean value±SEM)
Age (years)
Males 29.7 ±10.2 26.2 ±0.9
Females 23.7 ± 2.9 25.0 ± 1.5
Weight (Kg)
Males 68.5 ±3.4 70.3 ± 5.1
Females 57.1 ± 2.0 53.9 ± 2.1
BMI (kg/m2) 22.4 ± 2.3 21.5 ± 3.1
Males 23.6 ± 1.7 24.0 ± 1.6
Females 22.1 ± 0.8 19.8 ± 0.4
SMM (kg)
Males 32.1 ± 2.8 32.7 ± 1.4
Females 21.7 ± 0.7 22.1 ± 0.8
FatMass (kg)
Males 11.8 ± 3.6 12.7 ± 3.0
Females 17.6 ±1.8 13.8 ± 1.6
WHR (cm)
Males 0.9 ± 0.0 0.9 ± 0.0
Females 0.9 ± 0.0 0.8 ± 0.0
Waist circumference (cm)
Males 78.3 ± 4.1 80.6 ± 5.6
Females 69.2 ± 2.2 64.8 ± 2.0