Table 3 Comparison of baseline mean for weight, BMI, glucose indices, nesfatin, inflammatory factors, and liver enzymes in overweight/obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Weight (kg)

86.54(10.98)

86.70(11.15)

0.9^*

BMI (kg/m2)

30.67(2.14)

30.75(2.35)

0.9^**

Waist circumference (cm)

105.4(6.2)

103.8(6.7)

0.8^*

Fat Mass (%)

31.6(6.4)

31.9(4.7)

0.8^*

SBP (mmhg)

120.3(4.7)

120.7(4.3)

0.7^**

DBP (mmhg)

78.8(4.5)

79.8(4.3)

0.1^*

ALT (u/l)

42.8(11.6)

42.1(8.2)

0.7^**

AST (u/l)

28.4(6.7)

27.6(7.8)

0.4^**

TC (mg/dl)

212.9(18.9)

211.8(21.4)

0.8^*

LDL-c (mg/dl)

135.6(17.6)

133.0(20.7)

0.6^*

TG (mg/dl)

175.9(70.3)

181.2(65.6)

0.7^**

HDL-c (mg/dl)

41.8(5.6)

42.7(5.7)

0.4^*

FBS (mg/dl)

89.1(5.4)

89.3(5.8)

0.9^*

HbA1c (%)

5.2(0.2)

5.3(0.2)

0.4^**

Nesfatin (ng/ml)

1.8(0.5)

1.8(0.4)

0.5^*

FBI (μIU/ml)

8.0(0.5)

7.9(0.6)

0.7^*

TNF-α (ng/l)

14.7(3.3)

15.1(2.7)

0.2^*

IL-6 (ng/l)

7.6(1.5)

7.9(1.5)

0.2^*

hs-CRP (mg/l)

5.9(2.5)

5.3(2.5)

0.2^**

HOMA-IR (score)

1.77(0.16)

1.75(0.17)

0.7^**

QUICKI (score)

0.3505(0.0049)

0.3509(0.0057)

0.7^*