Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics of participants in each group (N = 52).

Variable	All (N = 52)	LS (n = 27)	LP (n = 25)	Between-group comparison
Age (years)	38.90 ± 10.28	37.81 ± 9.93	38.08 ± 10.01	0.70
Height (cm)	165.55 ± 7.40	166 ± 7.65	165.5 ± 6.95	0.43
Weight (kg)	133.25 ± 25.08	134.96 ± 26.90	132.40 ± 25.20	0.62
BMI (kg/m2)	47.84 ± 6.48	47.20 ± 6.98	48.24 ± 6.95	0.09
FBS	98.13 ± 16.25	97.55 ± 15.68	98.76 ± 16.10	0.12

Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. All values are in physiological range and are not significantly different from each other.

LS, lifestyle modification + silymarin; LP, lifestyle modification + placebo; BMI, body mass index; FBS fasting plasma sugar.