Changes of the Fatty Acid Profile in Erythrocyte Membranes of Patients following 6-Month Dietary Intervention Aimed at the Regression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Table 3

The differences in biochemical parameters before and after the application of the diet.

Biochemical parameters	Before diet		After diet		p. value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Aspartate transaminase (AST) [U/L]	30.76	20.20	26.16	20.63	p<0.01
Alanine transaminase (ALT) [U/L]	49.15	29.99	33.35	22.81	p<0.01
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGTP) [U/L]	123.20	358.95	136.42	443.43	NS
Triacylglycerols (TG) [mg/dl]	160.00	237.52	129.03	86.45	NS
Total cholesterol [mg/dl]	214.67	49.39	201.62	42.99	p<0.05
High density lipoprotein (HDL) [mg/dl]	50.83	13.75	56.71	16.46	p<0.05
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) [mg/dl]	132.13	64.92	122.47	38.29	NS
Total lipids [mg/dl]	695.47	317.50	657.83	157.30	NS
Fasting glucose [mg/dl]	104.29	26.25	101.62	21.05	NS
Fasting insulin [U/ml]	25.07	17.33	9.93	9.30	p<0.05
HOMA-IR	5.54	11.65	2.63	2.44	p<0.05