Research Article

Lifestyle Intervention for Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

Table 5

Changes of liver enzymes, adherence to diet, physical activity, and weight loss.

ClassificationControl group ()Intervention group ()
BaselineTwo weeks after intervention12 weeks after interventionBaselineTwo weeks after intervention12 weeks after interventionBaselineTwo weeks after intervention12 weeks after intervention

Classification of adherence to the MEDWeak adherence (%)27 (60)23 (51.1)23 (51.1)21 (50)06 (14.3)0.393<0.001<0.001
Medium adherence (%)18 (40)22 (48.9)22 (48.9)21 (50)19 (45.2)20 (47.6)
Good adherence (%)000023 (54.8)16 (38.1)

Classification of participants by physical activityActive (%)1 (2.2)2 (4.4)1 (2.2)2 (4.8)30 (71.4)18 (42.9)0.608<0.001<0.001
Inactive (%)44(97.8)43 (95.6)44 (97.8)40(95.2)12 (28.6)24 (87.1)

Success in achieving weight loss goalYes (%)011 (26.2)<0.001
No (%)45 (100)31 (73.8)

Data are number (frequency). aObtained from Chi-square test.