Table 2.

Comparison of baseline mean for weight, BMI, Sirt1, inflammatory factors, and liver enzymes in overweight/obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Variables	Cardamom (n = 43) Mean(SD)	Placebo (n = 44) Mean(SD)	P-value
Weight (kg)	85.2(11.3)	88.6(13.2)	0.2*
BMI (kg/m2)	30.5(2.4)	30.7(3.2)	0.6**
Sirt1 (ng/ml)	1.3(0.5)	1.2(0.5)	0.6*
TNF-α (ng/l)	16.7(4.6)	15.9(3.4)	0.3*
IL-6 (ng/l)	9.7(3.0)	9.3(2.6)	0.5*
hs-CRP (mg/l)	5.5(3.0)	5.4(3.2)	0.8**
ALT (u/l)	44.5(16.4)	41.8(12.4)	0.4**
AST (u/l)	26.0(9.3)	25.1(8.0)	0.7**

*t-test; **Mann-Whitney; BMI body mass index, Sirt1 sirtuin-1, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha, IL-6 interleukin-6, hs-CRP high sensitive c-reactive protein, ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transaminase