Effectiveness of exercise in hepatic fat mobilization in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Systematic review

Table 2 Summary of responses in patients receiving exercise only compared to controls

Ref.	Number of subjects with NAFLD	Number of subjects who completed the study	Exercise group	Control group	Percentage of fat reduction in exercise group	Percentage of fat reduction in control group
Hallsworth et al[27], 2011	21	19	11	8	13%	3%
Sullivan et al[28], 2012	33	18	12	6	10%	-8%3
Bacchi et al[29], 2013 (Aerobic)1	40	31	14	-	33%	-
Bacchi et al[29], 2013 (Resistance)1	40	31	17	-	26%	-
Eckard et al[33], 20132	56	41	9	11	21%	8%
Pugh et al[30],2014	31	21	13	8	33%	16%
Cuthbertson et al[31], 2016	69	50	30	20	48%	9%
Hallsworth et al[32], 2015	29	25	14	11	26%	-1%3

¹Study with 2 different exercise limbs combined; one aerobic, one resistance;

²Study with 4 limbs one of which is exercise;

³Control groups in these studies had an increase in liver fat. NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.