[Retracted] Effect of Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Hepatic Fat Content and Visceral Lipids in Hepatic Patients with Diabesity: A Single-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial
Table 2
Outcome measures before and after intervention in the exercise and control groups.
Parameters
Exercise group (n = 15)
Control group (n = 16)
Before
After
value
Before
After
value
BMI (kg/m2)
36.7 ± 3.5
34.3 ± 2.8
0.047
35.9 ± 5.3
36.2 ± 5.5
0.827
Intrahepatic triglyceride (%)
12.9 ± 4.2
10.5 ± 1.5
0.046
11.2 ± 5.1
11.1 ± 5.2
0.899
Visceral adipose fat (cm2)
181.7 ± 13.5
170.3 ± 10.6
0.016
179.8 ± 14.4
177.2 ± 12.8
0.455
Total triglycerides (mg/dL)
196.5 ± 12.6
177.4 ± 9.7
<0.001
198.1 ± 11.8
200.3 ± 11.6
0.462
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
193.2 ± 8.8
180.4 ± 8.7
0.004
188.3 ± 8.4
185.7 ± 8.1
0.219
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
37.5 ± 3.4
39.8 ± 2.3
0.038
38.5 ± 3.3
37.2 ± 4.1
0.174
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
98.4 ± 5.7
91.3 ± 4.6
0.002
95.2 ± 4.8
95 ± 4.6
0.867
AL (IU/L)
44.6 ± 5.1
40.9 ± 4.5
0.044
43.5 ± 4.6
45.4 ± 4.7
0.113
HOMA-IR
4.7 ± 1.4
3.9 ± 0.5
0.046
4.8 ± 1.5
4.98 ± 1.8
0.671
HbA1c (%)
6.4 ± 0.5
6.0 ± 0.4
0.022
6.7 ± 0.6
6.5 ± 0.5
0.312
Sig. : significance level at .; significant differences between the two groups after intervention. BMI: body mass index. HDL: high density lipoproteins. LDL: low density lipoprotein. AL: alanine transaminase. HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance. HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.
