Table 2 General traits and physical activity levels of overweight/obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Variables | Nanocurcumin (n = 42) n(%) or Mean(SD) | Placebo (n = 42) n(%) or Mean(SD) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | 41.8(5.6) | 42.5(6.2) | 0.2* | ||
Gender | male | 23(54.8) | 23(54.8) | 1.0** | |
female | 19(45.2) | 19(45.2) | |||
Height (cm) | 167.8(9.8) | 167.7(9.0) | 0.8* | ||
Marriage status | single | 5(11.9) | 7(16.7) | 0.5** | |
married | 37(88.1) | 35(83.3) | |||
Job status | employee, free job/retired | 31(73.8) | 25(59.5) | 0.1** | |
housewife, unemployed | 11(26.2) | 17(40.5) | |||
Education level | up to associate degree | 21(50) | 20(47.6) | 0.8** | |
Bachelor and higher | 21(50) | 22(52.4) | |||
Economic level | Low (≤3 living items) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0.8** | |
moderate (4–6 living items) | 19(45.2) | 18(42.9) | |||
High (≥7 living items) | 23(54.8) | 24(57.1) | |||
Physical activity level (Baseline) | low (< 600 MET-minutes/week) | 31(73.8) | 28(66.7) | 0.4** | |
Moderate (600 to < 1500 MET-minutes/week) | 11(26.2) | 14(33.3) | |||
High (≥ 1500 MET-minutes/week) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |||
Physical activity level (After 3 months) | low (< 600 MET-minutes/week) | 27(64.3) | 26(61.9) | 0.8$ | |
Moderate (600 to < 1500 MET-minutes/week) | 15(35.7) | 16(38.1) | |||
High (≥ 1500 MET-minutes/week) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |||
Fatty liver (Baseline) | No | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0.5** | |
Yes | Mild | 35(83.3) | 37(88.1) | ||
Moderate | 7(16.7) | 5(11.9) | |||
Severe | 0(0) | 0(0) | |||
Fatty liver (After 3 months) | No | 20(47.6) | 5(11.9) | < 0.001** | |
Yes | Mild | 21(50.0) | 33(78.6) | ||
Moderate | 1(2.4) | 4(9.5) | |||
Severe | 0(0) | 0(0) | |||