Table 2.
Outcome measures before and after intervention in the exercise and control groups.
| Parameters | Exercise group (n = 15) | Control group (n = 16) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | pvalue | Before | After | p value | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 36.7 ± 3.5 | 34.3 ± 2.8 | 0.047 | 35.9 ± 5.3 | 36.2 ± 5.5∗ | 0.827 |
| Intrahepatic triglyceride (%) | 12.9 ± 4.2 | 10.5 ± 1.5 | 0.046 | 11.2 ± 5.1 | 11.1 ± 5.2∗ | 0.899 |
| Visceral adipose fat (cm2) | 181.7 ± 13.5 | 170.3 ± 10.6 | 0.016 | 179.8 ± 14.4 | 177.2 ± 12.8∗ | 0.455 |
| Total triglycerides (mg/dL) | 196.5 ± 12.6 | 177.4 ± 9.7 | <0.001 | 198.1 ± 11.8 | 200.3 ± 11.6 | 0.462 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 193.2 ± 8.8 | 180.4 ± 8.7 | 0.004 | 188.3 ± 8.4 | 185.7 ± 8.1∗ | 0.219 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 37.5 ± 3.4 | 39.8 ± 2.3 | 0.038 | 38.5 ± 3.3 | 37.2 ± 4.1∗ | 0.174 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 98.4 ± 5.7 | 91.3 ± 4.6 | 0.002 | 95.2 ± 4.8 | 95 ± 4.6∗ | 0.867 |
| AL (IU/L) | 44.6 ± 5.1 | 40.9 ± 4.5 | 0.044 | 43.5 ± 4.6 | 45.4 ± 4.7∗ | 0.113 |
| HOMA-IR | 4.7 ± 1.4 | 3.9 ± 0.5 | 0.046 | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 4.98 ± 1.8∗ | 0.671 |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.4 ± 0.5 | 6.0 ± 0.4 | 0.022 | 6.7 ± 0.6 | 6.5 ± 0.5∗ | 0.312 |
Sig. : significance level at p < 0.05. ∗; significant differences between the two groups after intervention. BMI: body mass index. HDL: high density lipoproteins. LDL: low density lipoprotein. AL: alanine transaminase. HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance. HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.