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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants at baseline in the per-protocol analysis set

From: A comprehensive approach to lifestyle intervention based on a calorie-restricted diet ameliorates liver fat in overweight/obese patients with NAFLD: a multicenter randomized controlled trial in China

Variable

ILI group

(n = 79)

Control group

(n = 90)

p valuea

Gender

   

 Male, n (%)

47 (59.49)

59 (65.56)

0.430

 Female, n (%)

32 (40.51)

31 (34.44)

 

Age, years, median (1st to 3rd quartile)

36.7 (30.55 ~ 40.90)

36.7 (31.1 ~ 42.25)

0.786

Anthropometry

   

 Height, cm, median (1st to 3rd quartile)

168 (161.25 ~ 174.25)

168 (161.25 ~ 174.75)

0.794

 Weight, kg, mean ± SD

83.41 ± 10.21

82.84 ± 13.25

0.750

 BMI, kg/m2, median (1st to 3rd quartile)

29.57 (27.34 ~ 31.69)

29.15 (27.04 ~ 31.1)

0.676

Ethnicity

   

 Han, n (%)

75 (94.94)

80 (88.89)

0.174

 Others, n (%)

4 (5.06)

10 (11.11)

 

Marital status

   

 Unmarried, n (%)

13 (16.46)

19 (21.11)

0.603

 Divorce/separation, n (%)

3 (3.8)

2 (2.22)

 

 Widow, n (%)

1 (1.27)

0 (0)

 

 Married/cohabiting, n (%)

62 (78.48)

69 (76.67)

 

Education

   

 Primary school, n (%)

1 (1.27)

2 (2.22)

0.476

 Junior high school, n (%)

3 (3.8)

5 (5.56)

 

 High school, n (%)

1 (1.27)

6 (6.67)

 

 College and bachelor’s degree n (%)

54 (68.35)

56 (62.22)

 

 Postgraduate degree, n (%)

20 (25.32)

21 (23.33)

 

Hyperlipidemia

   

 Yes, n (%)

26 (32.91)

33 (36.67)

0.677

 No, n (%)

53 (67.09)

57 (63.33)

 

Hypertension

   

 Yes, n (%)

9 (11.39)

11 (12.22)

0.999

 No, n (%)

70 (88.61)

79 (87.78)

 
  1. a Fisher’s test was used to compare categorical data between two groups, and the Mann–Whitney U test or the T-test was used to compare the continuous data between two groups