Baseline characteristics of participants in the progressive resistance training plus moderate weight loss (PRT+WL) and moderate weight loss group (sham+WL)
| Characteristic | PRT+WL (n=16) | Sham+WL (n=13) |
| Male/Female, n | 10/6 | 6/7 |
| Age (years) | 67.6±5.2 | 66.9±5.3 |
| Height (cm) | 167.8±8.7 | 166.0±9.2 |
| Weight, kg | 88.7±10.9 | 89.5±12.1 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 31.5±10.9 | 32.5±3.8 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 105.3±7.5 | 103.3±11.4 |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 60.1±5.0 | 58.1±8.6 |
| Duration diabetes (years) | 7.6±5.4 | 8.8±7.9 |
| Oral hypoglycemic medication use, n (%) | 15 (94%) | 10 (78%) |
| Lipid-lowering medication use, n (%) | 5 (31%) | 5 (38%) |
| Estimated physical activity (kJ/day) | 3022±413 | 3110±428 |
| FLI <30, n (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (8%) |
| 30–59, n (%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (8%) |
| >60, n (%) | 14 (87%) | 11 (85%) |
Values presented are mean±SDs unless otherwise indicated.
BMI, body mass index; FLI, fatty liver index.