Table 2. Within-group comparison of parameters in the test and control groups.
| Parameters | Control group (n = 130) |
Test group (n = 130) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Intervention | After Intervention | P value | Pre Intervention | After Intervention | P value | |
| Anthropometric indicators | ||||||
| Weight (kg) | 75.90 ± 10.63 | 75.97 ± 11.01 | 0.824 | 76.74 ± 9.88 | 75.34 ± 9.94 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.59 ± 2.58 | 26.01 ± 2.75 | 0.001 | 26.04 ± 2.66 | 25.82 ± 2.65 | 0.033 |
| Abdominal | 93.05 ± 9.41 | 94.00 ± 9.23 | 0.18 | 94.14 ± 8.58 | 91.79 ± 8.31 | <0.001 |
| Circumference (cm) | ||||||
| SBP (mmHg) | 119.50 ± 13.72 | 120.38 ± 12.84 | 0.466 | 121.92 ± 14.80 | 120.40 ± 13.70 | 0.235 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.08 ± 9.09 | 78.99 ± 9.41 | 0.314 | 79.65 ± 9.10 | 78.55 ± 11.70 | 0.323 |
| FLI | 49.70 ± 23.09 | 52.06 ± 24.38 | 0.152 | 51.43 ± 21.99 | 44.72 ± 23.08 | <0.001 |
| NAFLD Fibrosis Score | −23.80 ± 2.25 | −28.85 ± 2.12 | <0.001 | −24.18 ± 2.37 | −28.87 ± 2.27 | <0.001 |
| Liver Dysfunction | ||||||
| ALT (U/L) | 30.38 ± 23.00 | 28.78 ± 20.88 | 0.277 | 28.65 ± 16.58 | 23.95 ±12.50 | <0.001 |
| AST (U/L) | 23.12 ± 12.96 | 23.56 ± 13.18 | 0.584 | 22.15 ± 7.29 | 21.12 ± 6.90 | 0.073 |
| GGT (mmol/L) | 39.59 ± 34.07 | 40.56 ± 32.88 | 0.564 | 36.28 ± 22.57 | 33.96 ± 30.39 | 0.216 |
| Lipid profile | ||||||
| TCH (mmol/L) | 5.08 ± 0.79 | 4.86 ± 0.88 | 0.001 | 5.19 ± 0.82 | 4.84 ± 0.82 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.20 ± 0.72 | 2.85 ± 0.67 | <0.001 | 3.33 ± 0.76 | 2.92 ± 0.68 | <0.001 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.89 ± 0.17 | 1.23 ± 0.23 | <0.001 | 0.93 ± 0.19 | 1.27 ± 0.26 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 2.06 ± 1.18 | 2.07 ± 1.48 | 0.957 | 1.91 ± 0.91 | 1.71 ± 0.93 | 0.009 |
| Insulin resistance | ||||||
| FPG (mmol/L) | 4.87 ± 1.17 | 5.03 ± 1.29 | 0.162 | 5.00 ± 1.14 | 5.02 ± 1.08 | 0.842 |
| Liver Steatosis grade | ||||||
| Grade 0 n (%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (6.9%) | 0 (0%) | 41 (31.5%) | ||
| Grade 1 n (%) | 72 (55.4%) | 59 (45.4%) | 0.004 | 58 (44.6%) | 69 (53.1%) | <0.001 |
| Grade 2 n (%) | 16 (12.3%) | 9 (6.9%) | 20 (15.4%) | 12 (9.2%) | ||
| Grade 3 n (%) | 42 (32.3%) | 53 (40.8%) | 52 (40.0%) | 8 (6.2%) | ||
FLI = fatty liver index, NAFLD-FS = NAFLD-fibrosis score, BMI = body mass index, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, ALT = alanine aminotransferase, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, GGT = gamma-glutamine transpeptidase, TCH = total cholesterol, TG = triglyceride, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FPG = fasting plasma glucose.