Effect of nutritional counselling on hepatic, muscle and adipose tissue fat content and distribution in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 2 Whole body MRI before and after dietary manipulation (n = 10, geometric mean)

Adipose tissue (L)	Pre-diet	Post-diet	Change (%)	P (t-test)
Total	38.8 (32.1 to 46.9)	35.1 (28.5 to 43.4)	-9.5 (-14.4 to -4.4)	0.003
Subcutaneous	25.3 (20.8 to 30.8)	22.8 (18.1 to 28.7)	-9.9 (-15.5 to -3.9)	0.006
Internal	13.3 (10.6 to 16.7)	12.1 (9.6 to 15.2)	-9.3 (-14.1 to -4.2)	0.003
Sc abdominal	7.6 (5.8 to 10.1)	6.9 (5.1 to 9.3)	-10.2 (-18.6 to -0.9)	0.04
Sc peripheral	17.6 (14.9 to 20.8)	15.9 (12.9 to 19.5)	-9.7 (-14.9 to -4.3)	0.003
Intra-abdominal	7.6 (5.7 to 10.0)	6.7 (5.1 to 8.7)	-11.4 (-16.5 to -6.0)	0.001
Non-abdominal internal	5.7 (4.7 to 6.9)	5.4 (4.4 to 6.6)	-5.4 (-14.4 to 4.5)	0.24

t-tests were performed on log-transformed data, significance taken as P < 0.05. AT = adipose tissue; Sc = subcutaneous.