Effect of alpha-lipoic acid and Silybum marianum supplementation with a Mediterranean diet on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatosis

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by group

Parameter	Group A, n = 25	Group B, n = 25	P value
Sex			0.333
Male	5 (20)	8 (32)
Female	20 (80)	17 (68)
Age in years	54.7 + 10.5	54.3 + 11.5	0.229
Weight	82.2 + 16.4	82.1 + 14.2	0.473
BMI	32.8 + 6.9	33.3 + 4.7	0.394
Normal weight	-	-
Overweight	10 (40)	5 (20)
Obesity I	5 (20)	10 (40)
Obesity II	6 (24)	9 (36)
Obesity III	4 (16)	1 (4)
Comorbidities
Diabetes	6 (24)	6 (24)	0.629
High blood pressure	7 (28)	8 (32)	0.758
Hypercholesterolemia	8 (32)	5 (20)	0.333
Hypertriglyceridemia	6 (24)	4 (16)	0.480
Hypothyroidism	2 (8)	2 (8)	0.695
Others	-	-

Data are n (%). BMI: Body mass index.