Table 1. Baseline characteristics of NAFLD subjects before 6 months of physical training.
| Parameters | Low intensity exercise, n=19 | Moderate intensity exercise, n=18 | p value |
| Age (years) | 53.3±3.7 | 37.3±8.2 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1±2.1 | 26.9±1.9 | 0.257 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 156.6±18.9 | 132.2±13.2 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 90.7±10.1 | 87.4±8.3 | 0.339 |
| FPG (mg/dL) | 183.7±79.2 | 104±20.7 | 0.224 |
| PGPG (mg/dL) | 185.8±67.4 | 145.2±60.2 | 0.090 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 186.2±72.6 | 157.9±57.2 | 0.248 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 181.4±34.8 | 211.2±30.0 | 0.018 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 42.1±8.9 | 46.0±4.8 | 0.159 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 102.5±29.9 | 130.5±22.0 | 0.007 |
| VLDL (mg/dL) | 36.8±14.5 | 34.6±16.8 | 0.669 |
| Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 1.1±0.7 | 0.8±0.3 | 0.225 |
| AST (U/L) | 23.9±7.9 | 39.2±29.5 | 0.039 |
| ALT (U/L) | 26.3±13.1 | 61.8±30.2 | <0.001 |
| ALP (U/L) | 189.6±37.4 | 202.7±51.3 | 0.409 |
| GGT (U/L) | 52.7±49.6 | 61.3±51.3 | 0.639 |
| HOMA IR | 3.75±5.27 | 2.56±2.55 | 0.458 |
| Exercise duration (minutes) | 57.21±4.22 | 56.57±6.87 | 0.728 |
| Total calories burnt in exercise | 153.58±29.10 | 261.81±37.18 | <0.001 |
| MET | 2.11±0.27 | 3.61±0.42 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; PGPG, post-glucose load plasma glucose (after 2-h glucose load); HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; VLDL, very low density lipoprotein; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; MET, metabolic equivalent.