Table 5.
Changes of liver enzymes, adherence to diet, physical activity, and weight loss.
| Classification | Control group (n = 45) | Intervention group (n = 42) | a p | |||||||
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| Baseline | Two weeks after intervention | 12 weeks after intervention | Baseline | Two weeks after intervention | 12 weeks after intervention | Baseline | Two weeks after intervention | 12 weeks after intervention | ||
| Classification of adherence to the MED | Weak adherence (%) | 27 (60) | 23 (51.1) | 23 (51.1) | 21 (50) | 0 | 6 (14.3) | 0.393 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Medium adherence (%) | 18 (40) | 22 (48.9) | 22 (48.9) | 21 (50) | 19 (45.2) | 20 (47.6) | ||||
| Good adherence (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (54.8) | 16 (38.1) | ||||
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| Classification of participants by physical activity | Active (%) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (4.4) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (4.8) | 30 (71.4) | 18 (42.9) | 0.608 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Inactive (%) | 44(97.8) | 43 (95.6) | 44 (97.8) | 40(95.2) | 12 (28.6) | 24 (87.1) | ||||
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| Success in achieving weight loss goal | Yes (%) | 0 | 11 (26.2) | <0.001 | ||||||
| No (%) | 45 (100) | 31 (73.8) | ||||||||
Data are number (frequency). aObtained from Chi-square test.