Table 1 Characteristics of subjects

 males (n, %)

12 (63.2 %)

15 (75.0 %)

 age (y)

61.5 ± 11.0 (62.0)^a

59.7 ± 8.3 (58.5)

 SBP (mmHg)

133.8 ± 18.0 (134.0)

124.8 ± 19.3 (119.5)

 DBP (mmHg)

77.9 ± 11.2 (78.0)

76.9 ± 12.3 (76.0)

 waist circumference (cm)

89.1 ± 7.8 (88.0)

86.7 ± 10.2 (88.5)

 waist hip ratio

0.92 ± 0.05 (0.91)

0.94 ± 0.16 (0.94)

 BMI (kg/m²)

24.7 ± 3.2 (24.5)

23.1 ± 2.6 (22.8)

 current smoker^b, n (%)

6 (31.6 %)

5 (25.0 %)

 drinks alcohol^c, n (%)

3 (15.8 %)

3 (15.0 %)

 Exercise^d, n (%)

9 (47.4 %)

8 (40.0 %)

 Hepatitis B, n (%)

14 (73.7 %)

12 (60.0 %)

 Hepatitis C, n (%)

4 (21.1 %)

7 (35.0 %)

 Cirrhosis, n (%)

6 (31.6 %)

5 (25.0 %)

 Recurrence, n (%)

3 (15.8 %)

4 (20.0 %)

 BUN (mg/dL)

15.5 ± 4.9 (15.0)

17.1 ± 9.2 (15.5)

 creatinine (mg/dL)

0.8 ± 0.3 (0.8)

0.9 ± 0.3 (0.9)

 GOT (IU/L)

35.2 ± 24.8 (27.0)

40.4 ± 23.0 (31.5)

 GPT (IU/L)

44.8 ± 36.6 (38.0)

55.5 ± 39.8 (45.5)

 TC (mg/dL)

162.7 ± 36.4 (148.0)

162.1 ± 32.7 (156.0)

 TG (mg/dL)

95.3 ± 42.3 (87.0)

93.4 ± 29.9 (92.5)

 LDL-C (mg/dL)

100.4 ± 32.3 (90.0)

102.3 ± 32.8 (100.0)

 HDL-C (mg/dL)

50.6 ± 11.6 (50.0)

49.2 ± 12.4 (47.5)

 TC / HDL-C

3.3 ± 1.0 (2.9)

3.5 ± 1.0 (3.5)

 Energy (kcal/d)

1608.5 ± 334.5 (1531.2)

1686.5 ± 460.8 (1655.8)

 Protein (g/d)

65.9 ± 17.9 (68.0)

66.2 ± 21.2 (66.8)

 % of total calories

16.6 %

15.7 %

 Fat (g/d)

49.5 ± 23.9 (48.2)

50.6 ± 16.1 (51.7)

 % of total calories

26.6 %

26.8 %

 carbohydrate (g/d)

228.6 ± 40.8 (227.0)

251.1 ± 89.6 (238.6)

 % of total calories

57.2 %

57.9 %

 PUFA (g/d)

15.6 ± 11.8 (13.0)

13.8 ± 8.6 (11.1)

 MUFA (g/d)

15.1 ± 9.5 (11.9)

15.3 ± 6.6 (15.6)

 SFA (g/d)

12.8 ± 8.0 (10.3)

14.2 ± 5.7 (14.3)

 vitamin A (μg R.E./d)

3216.8 ± 4244.7 (1188.1)

3204.2 ± 3705.5 (1110.4)

 vitamin E (mg α-T.E./d)

421.6 ± 727.1 (21.5)

615.0 ± 989.3 (10.8)

 cholesterol (mg/d)

250.0 ± 163.8 (238.2)

231.8 ± 117.6 (197.8)

 dietary fiber (g/d)

13.0 ± 6.5 (11.9)

10.9 ± 6.1 (9.7)