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Table 2 Mean stiffness and reflection index values after the ingestion of high-fat meal supplemented with 3 g wheat flour (placebo) or cinnamon

From: Effect of cinnamon on gastric emptying, arterial stiffness, postprandial lipemia, glycemia, and appetite responses to high-fat breakfast

Variable

Placebo

Cinnamon

Stiffness Index (m/sec)

  

Baseline

5.58 ± 0.55

5.78 ± 0.48

60 min

5.53 ± 0.49

5.46 ± 0.51

120 min

5.42 ± 0.44

5.32 ± 0.46

180 min

5.39 ± 0.41

5.34 ± 0.71

240 min

5.34 ± 0.32

5.31 ± 0.36

300 min*

5.47 ± 0.45

5.19 ± 0.41

Reflection Index (%)

  

Baseline

68.92 ± 18.15

68.72 ± 21.42

60 min

61.26 ± 12.73

60.15 ± 12.19

120 min

61.64 ± 8.79

63.76 ± 8.92

180 min

66.74 ± 12.63

69.37 ± 12.49

240 min

71.57 ± 15.84

69.70 ± 8.88

300 min

69.78 ± 12.99

68.68 ± 12.71

  1. Data are means ± SD, n = 9.
  2. No significant differences were found between treatments, p > 0.05. * Main effect for time for Stiffness Index; pooled placebo and drug data, p < 0.05