Table 1. Baseline Characteristics .
| Variable | Intervention Group (n = 24), mean (SD) |
Control Group (n = 24), mean (SD) |
Between-Group Differences, P Value |
| Age, y | 40.6 (8.8) | 42.2 (3.8) | 0.2251 |
| Gender (male %) | 82.6 | 69.5 | 0.3003 |
| Academic education, % | 60.8 | 73.9 | 0.345 |
| Weight, kg | 89.7 (12.4) | 88.3 (10.8) | 0.3491 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29.9 (3.8) | 30.1 (4.1) | 0.4401 |
| FBS, mg/dL | 107.2 (38.04) | 93.01 (8.9) | 0.0661 |
| Physical activity, min | 7.02 (1.4) | 7.02 (1.02) | 0.4821 |
| Energy intake (kcal)+ | 3178.01 (721.5) | 3006.3 (359.8) | 0.0102 |
| ALP U/L | 186.9 (81.5) | 199.8 (47.4) | 0.2891 |
| SGOT U/L | 30.5 (13.5) | 28.9 (6.4) | 0.3001 |
| SGPT U/L+ | 42.0 (25.0) | 46.0 (28.0) | 0.4462 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 182.3 (111.6) | 247.6 (144.01) | 0.0461 |
| TC, (mg/dl) | 184.6 (47.7) | 197.9 (36.05) | 0.1461 |
| LDL, mg/dL | 105.1 (33.8) | 113.02 (28.9) | 0.2291 |
| HDL, (mg/dL | 33.1 (6.6) | 33.1 (4.2) | 0.4961 |
| Fatty liver grading (number) Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 |
18 5 1 |
14 7 3 |
0.0811 0.1972 0.1563 |
Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; BMI, body mass index; FBS, fasting blood sugar; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SGOT, serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; SGPT, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.
+ median (interquartile range)
1Independent Student t tests, 2Mann-Whitney U tests, 3Pearson chi-square