Table 3 Effect of DASH diet on fatty liver and body composition in subjects with MetS

FLI

 Baseline

77.66 ± 16.17

79.83 ± 13.67

0.57

< 0.001

 After intervention

64.60 ± 21.66

76.93 ± 14.03

0.01

 P

< 0.001

0.02

 Mean change of FLI

-13.06 ± 10.03

-2.90 ± 6.82

 < 0.001

HSI

 Baseline

42.87 ± 4.68

44.19 ± 5.87

0.34

0.02

 After intervention

40.15 ± 4.30

43.38 ± 6.45

0.02

 P

< 0.001

0.25

 Mean change of HSI

-2.72 ± 2.59

-0.81 ± 3.80

0.02

ALT

 Baseline

38.26 ± 10.95

36.40 ± 13.19

0.55

< 0.001

 After intervention

28.73 ± 11.34

34.10 ± 11.97

0.08

 P

< 0.001

0.08

 Mean change of ALT

-9.53 ± 7.40

-2.30 ± 7.11

 < 0.001

AST

 Baseline

29.63 ± 8.39

25.33 ± 7.68

0.04

0.05

 After intervention

25.23 ± 8.11

24.06 ± 6.01

0.53

 P

< 0.001

0.31

 Mean change of AST

-4.40 ± 4.87

-1.26 ± 6.78

0.04

GGT

 Baseline

35.86 ± 9.27

37.43 ± 8.73

0.50

0.01

 After intervention

29.93 ± 9.07

35.40 ± 7.64

0.01

 P

< 0.001

0.05

 Mean change of GGT

-5.93 ± 6.06

-2.03 ± 5.45

0.01

WC

 Baseline

105.53 ± 7.94

105.0 ± 9.80

0.81

0.001

 After intervention

99.51 ± 7.85

102.76 ± 8.62

0.13

 P

< 0.001

0.008

 Mean change of WC

-6.02 ± 4.24

-2.24 ± 4.28

0.001

Weight

 Baseline

83.37 ± 11.22

80.46 ± 11.90

0.33

0.008

 After intervention

79.98 ± 11.19

78.95 ± 11.87

0.72

 P

< 0.001

0.005

 Mean change of Weight

-3.39 ± 2.53

-1.51 ± 2.72

0.008

BMI

 Baseline

30.49 ± 3.12

29.98 ± 3.11

0.52

0.008

 After intervention

29.24 ± 3.11

29.42 ± 3.15

0.82

 P

< 0.001

0.005

 Mean change of BMI

-1.25 ± 0.93

-0.56 ± 1.01

0.008