Effect of lifestyle intervention on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese obese children

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the three groups

Index	Group1	Group2	Group3	F	P
	(n = 38)	(n = 19)	(n = 19)	value	value
Male/Female	26/12	13/6	13/6	0.000	1.000
Age (yr)	14.04 ± 1.8	13.4 ± 2.5	13.4 ± 1.6	0.904	0.410
BMI (kg/m2)	29.81 ± 2.41	29.61 ± 1.48	29.36 ± 3.11	0.223	0.800
ZBMI	3.53 ± 1.17	3.02 ± 0.39	3.44 ± 1.57	1.268	0.287
ALT (IU/L)	144.77 ± 26.73	152.26 ± 49.30	139.98 ± 19.82	0.711	0.495
AST (IU/L)	86.63 ± 21.54	93.26 ± 38.94	78.55 ± 23.11	1.432	0.245
TG (mmol/L)	1.44 ± 0.35	1.38 ± 0.38	1.51 ± 0.33	0.698	0.501
TCHO (mmol/L)	4.70 ± 1.18	4.82 ± 0.91	4.61 ± 1.03	0.200	0.819
FBG (mmol/L)	4.26 ± 0.42	4.15 ± 0.39	4.22 ± 0.43	0.527	0.592
FINS (IU/L)	15.50 ± 2.10	15.54 ± 4.50	15.42 ± 1.10	0.011	0.989
HOMA-IR	2.93 ± 0.44	2.87 ± 0.88	2.89 ± 0.32	0.087	0.917

BMI: Body mass index; ALT: Plasma alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; TG: Triglyceride; TCHO: Total cholesterol; FBG: Fasting blood glucose; FINS: Fasting serum insulin; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assent-insulin resistance; Group 1: Receiving no intervention as control; Group 2: Taking no drug and treated only with lifestyle intervention at summer camp; Group 3: Taking vitamin E, and controlled lifestyle intervention at home.