Characteristics | HoBET group (n = 20) | Control group (n = 20) | Change in mean (95% CI) | p-value between groups* , 95%CI | ||||
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Baseline (mean ± SD) | End of study (mean ± SD) | Within group p | Baseline (mean ± SD) | End of study (mean ± SD) | Within group p | |||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.2 ± 2.7 | 25.2 ± 2.7 | 0.71 | 25.2 ± 3.4 | 25.0 ± 3.3 | 1.00 | 2.3 (−0.2, 0.6) | 0.30 (−0.2–0.7) |
% Fat | 24.6 ± 7.0 | 25.1 ± 6.6 | 0.44 | 29.1 ± 9.1 | 28.3 ± 9.1 | 0.08 | 1.24 (−0.27, 2.74) | 0.22 (−0.6–2.5) |
Muscle mass (kg) | 50.8 ± 7.6 | 50.6 ± 7.9 | 0.48 | 44.4 ± 7.5 | 44.5 ± 7.4 | 0.86 | −0.31 (−1.24, 0.62) | 0.53 (−0.7–1.3) |
6MWT (meters) | 479.8 ± 61.1 | 498.6 ± 77.8 | 0.08 | 470.6 ± 8.0 | 476.2 ± 91.2 | 0.08 | 13.3(−14.9–41.5) | 0.36 (−15.5–41.7) |
Transient elastography | ||||||||
Liver stiffness (kPa) | 14.0 ± 9.6 | 12.2 ± 7.6 | 0.016 | 16.6 ± 9.2 | 14.0 ± 8.1 | 0.016 | 0.7 (−1.2, 2.7) | 0.77 (−1.3–1.8) |
Spleen stiffness (kPa) | 25.8 ± 16.2 | 36.1 ± 43.6 | 0.30 | 33.7 ± 25.9 | 31.7 ± 22.4 | 0.30 | 12.3 (−8.7, 33.3) | 0.37 (−11.6–30.4) |
Thigh muscle mass | ||||||||
Thigh circumference (cm) | 49.2 ± 3.4 | 49.5 ± 3.3 | 0.26 | 48.3 ± 4.7 | 48.2 ± 4.3 | 0.58 | 0.5 (−0.31, 1.31) | 0.13 (−0.2–1.4) |
Average feather index (cm/m2) | 0.82 ± 0.16 | 0.89 ± 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.86 ± 0.26 | 0.85 ± 0.20 | 0.61 | 0.07 (−0.03, 0.16) | 0.18 (−0.03–0.15) |
Average compression index (cm/m2) | 0.62 ± 0.12 | 0.70 ± 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.67 ± 0.17 | 0.63 ± 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.02 (0.02, 0.19) | 0.03 (0.01–0.17) |
Quality of life | ||||||||
Abdominal symptoms | 5.9 ± 1.0 | 5.9 ± 1.3 | 0.95 | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.01 (0.7, 0.7) | 0.62 (−0.5–0.8) |
Fatigue | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 0.009 | 4.7 ± 1.1 | 4.9 ± 1.1 | 0.02 | 0.3 (−0.1, 0.6) | 0.05 (0.0–0.67) |
Systemic symptoms | 5.8 ± 0.8 | 6.0 ± 0.7 | 0.22 | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 4.7 ± 0.8 | 0.95 | 0.2 (−0.3, 0.6) | 0.12 (−0.09–0.8) |
Activity | 5.8 ± 0.8 | 6.3 ± 0.9 | 0.01 | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 6.3 ± 1.0 | 0.13 | 0.3 (−0.3, 0.9) | 0.08 (−0.06–0.97) |
Emotional function | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 5.8 ± 0.9 | 0.03 | 4.9 ± 1.3 | 5.8 ± 0.9 | 0.03 | −0.05 (−0.5, 0.4) | 0.68 (−0.3–0.5) |
Worry | 5.8 ± 1.5 | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 0.66 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | 5.4 ± 1.4 | 0.06 | −0.13 (−0.7, 0.5) | 0.72 (−0.4–0.6) |
Average CLDQ | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 5.9 ± 0.8 | 0.03 | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 0.01 | 0.09 (−0.2, 0.4) | 0.23 (−0.7–2.8) |