Table 2.

Baseline Liver Histology and NAFLD Fibrosis Score

	Control (n = 12)	Exercise (n = 12)	P value
NAS	5 (2–7)	5 (3–7)	.61
Steatosis	1 (1–3)	2 (1–3)	.80
Inflammation	1 (0–2)	2 (1–2)	.47
Ballooning	1 (0–2)	1 (1–2)	.52
Fibrosis stage	3 (0–3)	3 (2–3)	.28
0	1 (4%)	0 (0%)
1	2 (8%)	0 (0%)
2	3 (13%)	5 (21%)
3	6 (25%)	7 (29%)
4	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

NOTE. Baseline liver histology and fibrosis stage are shown as a median (range) for all patients.

NAS, NAFLD activity score.