Table 1. Characteristics of the subjects of the lifestyle intervention study.

	Obese before lifestyle intervention	Obese after lifestyle intervention
Sex (M/F)	4/8	4/8
Age (years)	45.0±2.5	45.0±2.5
Weight (Kg)	121.74±8.93	115.0±7.98**
BMI (Kg/m2)	44.3±3.1	41.8±2.8**
Waist circumference (cm)	123.5±5.3	118.7±5.2**
SBP (<140 mmHg)	127.3±7.5	118.3±3.9*
DBP (<90 mmHg)	74.7±3.9	71.1±2.5
Glucose (4.0–5.6 mmol/l)	5.97±0.21	5.6±0.20*
HDL cholesterol (1.0–1.80 mmol/l)	1.17±0.07	1.08±0.32
Triglycerides (0.3–1.7 mmol/l)	1.45±0.44	0.95±0.08*
ASAT (10–35 U/l)	20.25±1.67	16.25±1.19*
ALAT (5–40 U/l)	31.08±4.31	25.33±3.56**
Gamma-GT (5–38 UI/l)	33.42±6.58	25.55±4.33*

Values in parenthesis indicate normal range. SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ASAT: aspartate aminotransferase; ALAT: alanine aminotransferase; gamma-GT: gamma-glutamyl transferase.

^* p<0.05,

^** p<0.01 before vs. after lifestyle intervention program.