Influence of an internet-based proactive follow-up management model on the prognosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the follow-up groups, mean ± SD

Patient characteristics	Traditional (n = 74)	Internet plus (n = 71)	P value
Gender (male/female)	58/52	45/38	0.645
Age (years)	58.4 ± 10.6	57.8 ± 10.2	0.485
BMI (kg/m²)	28.5 ± 3.4	28.3 ± 3.6	0.712
Waist circumference (cm)	95.3 ± 10.1	94.7 ± 10.5	0.623
Glucose (mmol/L)	6.3 ± 1.2	6.2 ± 1.3	0.524
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.4 ± 1.1	5.3 ± 1.2	0.487

BMI: Body mass index.