Table 1.
Baseline characteristic of the study participants
| Variable | DASH (N = 20) |
Control (N = 20) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr.) | 38.80 ± 9.98 | 37.10 ± 9.74 | 0.589* |
| Weight (Kg) | 93.32 ± 19.51 | 93.49 ± 13.98 | 0.976* |
| Height (cm) | 166.49 ± 12.0 | 165.52 ± 7.86 | 0.764* |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 33.43 ± 4.09 | 34.02 ± 3.61 | 0.632* |
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 13 (65.0) | 12 (60.0) | 0.594** |
| Married | 17 (85.0) | 15 (75.0) | 0. 683** |
| Educational level | |||
| Less than Diploma | 6 (30.0) | 3 (15.0) | 0.520** |
| Diploma | 6 (30.0) | 9 (45.0) | |
| University degrees | 8 (40.0) | 8 (40.0) | |
| Physical activity level | |||
| Light | 10 (50.0) | 11 (55.0) | 0.674** |
| Moderate | 7 (35.0) | 8 (40.0) | |
| Heavy | 3 (15.0) | 1 (5.0) | |
| NAFLD severity | |||
| Mild | 10 (50.0) | 12 (60.0) | 0.751** |
| Moderate | 10 (50.0) | 8 (40.0) | |
DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, BMI Body mass index, NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Data are presented as mean ± SD for numerical data and number (%) for categorical variables
*p value for Independent sample t-test
**p value for Chi square test