Table 1.
Basic characteristics of volunteers and serological changes before and after intervention.
| Before | After | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| WC (cm) | 105.319 | 15.55 | 100.81 | 15.00 | < 0.001 |
| W (kg) | 98.21 | 21.53 | 93.73 | 19.96 | < 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 34.03 | 6.38 | 32.34 | 5.96 | < 0.001 |
| VTA (cm2) | 154.29 | 57.94 | 120.14 | 47.42 | 0.001 |
| AST (U/L) | 44.90 | 48.14 | 45.02 | 31.54 | 0.152 |
| ALT (U/L) | 48.77 | 50.30 | 50.68 | 46.47 | 0.808 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 6.01 | 1.64 | 4.25 | 0.62 | 0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.85 | 1.20 | 1.06 | 0.37 | 0.016 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.82 | 0.54 | 4.23 | 0.84 | 0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.71 | 0.39 | 2.46 | 0.67 | 0.072 |
| FT3 (pmol/L) | 5.59 | 1.69 | 4.20 | 0.74 | 0.004 |
| FT4 (pmol/L) | 16.21 | 2.07 | 17.58 | 2.07 | 0.005 |
| FT3/FT4 | 0.34 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.05 | < 0.001 |
| TSH (uIU/mL) | 2.66 | 1.40 | 2.25 | 1.13 | 0.187 |
Note: W: body weight, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, TG: triglyceride, FT3: triiodothyronine, FT4: free thyroxine, FT3/FT4: triiodothyronine/free thyroxine.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; VTA, visceral fat area; WC, waist circumference.