Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants

Variable	Metformin group (n = 16)	Placebo group (n = 15)	t	p value
Age (yr)	28.44 ± 8.92	29.27 ± 7.44	−0.28	0.78
Height (m)	1.61 ± 0.09	1.65 ± 0.07	−1.11	0.28
Weight (kg)	72.53 ± 9.26	76.47 ± 8.65	−1.22	0.23
Waist circumference (m)	0.95 ± 0.11	0.97 ± 0.08	−0.58	0.56
Body mass index (kg/m2)	27.93 ± 3.76	28.28 ± 3.33	−0.28	0.78
Waist-to-height	0.59 ± 0.07	0.59 ± 0.06	0.09	0.78
Liver fat content (%)	19.47 ± 8.99	18.20 ± 10.16	0.37	0.72

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.