Table 1 Activity monitoring of 36 subjects with histologically confirmed NAFLD compared with age-, sex- and BMI-matched controls
NAFLDControlsp Value
n3636
Age55 (11)55 (12)NS
Males (%)18 (50%)18 (50%)NS
BMI32 (6)30 (5)NS
FIS51 (38)8 (12) p<0.001
Diabetes, n (%)19 (53%)3 (8%) p<0.001
Mean number of steps7089 (2909)8676 (2894) 0.02

  • Statistically significant differences between groups are shown in bold.

  • BMI, body mass index; FIS, Fatigue Impact Scale; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.