TABLE 1.

General baseline characteristics of the study population¹

Characteristic	Intervention group (n = 16)	Control group (n = 21)
Age, y	55 [35–62]	52 [38–62]
Sex, n (M/F)	6/10	6/15
Smoking, % yes	12.5	14.3
Alcohol intake, units/wk	2 [1–5]	3 [0–5]
BMI, kg/m2	34.1 [28.8–37.3]	31.1 [30.2–35.6]
Waist circumference, cm	117.9 [106.5–128.4]	110.0 [104.3–113.6]
HOMA2-IR	0.84 [0.50–1.37]	0.86 [0.73–1.14]
Serum total cholesterol, mmol/L	5.2 [4.3–5.6]	5.2 [4.2–6.0]
Serum HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.2 [1.1–1.3]	1.3 [1.0–1.5]
Serum LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	3.1 [2.3–3.8]	2.7 [2.3–3.8]
Serum triglycerides, mmol/L	1.6 [1.2–1.9]	1.3 [0.9–1.7]
Dietary fructose intake, g/d	42.1 [20.3–73.4]	36.9 [27.1–54.6]
Fatty liver index	94 [74–96]	84 [64–91]
Intrahepatic lipid content, %	4.9 [2.3–10.3]	2.1 [0.9–7.7]

¹Values are medians [IQRs]. HOMA2-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.