Table 5.

Comparison of the data of the 4 improved patients to those who did not improve

Parameter		Mean	SD	T	P value	CI Lower	CI Upper
BMI	No response	37.19	6.649
	Improved steatosis	33.27	1.12	4.41	≤ 0.01	2.04	5.78
Waist	No response	114.87	12.19
	Improved steatosis	106.5	4.43	3.28	≤ 0.01	1.9	14.84
Hip	No response	117.13	11.7
	Improved steatosis	112.5	1.0	3.55	≤ 0.01	2.03	7.24
BSF	No response	0.45	0.12
	Improved steatosis	0.32	0.05	4.62	≤ 0.01	0.05	0.2
ALT	No response	36.92	20.51
	Improved steatosis	27.52	3.69	3.34	≤ 0.01	3.41	15.38
AST	No response	38.8	19.97
	Improved steatosis	30.75	3.45	2.99	≤ 0.01	2.37	13.73
APRI	No response	0.61	0.336
	Improved steatosis	0.5	0.068	2.4	≤ 0.01	0.01	0.22

BMI – body mass index, BSF – biceps skin fold, ALT – alanine transaminase, AST – aspartate transaminase