Items

Intervention group (n = 40)

Control group (n = 43)

p value

Base characteristics

Sex (male/female)

30/10

34/9

0.795 n.s.

Age (year), mean ± SD

46.4 ± 9.3

45.7 ± 8.0

0.722 n.s.

Alcohol consumption/day (drinks)

5.27 ± 3.8

5.22 ± 2.7

0.951 n.s.

AUDIT score

13.3 ± 5.9

14.7 ± 5.1

0.244 n.s.

Physiological indicators (mean ± SD)

Weight (kg)

68.9 ± 13.1

68.7 ± 13.3

0.959 n.s.

Body mass index

23.9 ± 3.5

24.2 ± 3.5

0.697 n.s.

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

132.1 ± 19.6

130.5 ± 18.8

0.707 n.s.

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

85.4 ± 15.3

82.9 ± 13.6

0.423 n.s.

AST (U/l)

25.6 ± 9.8

27.4 ± 14.7

0.512 n.s.

ALT (U/l)

28.4 ± 19.0

28.4 ± 21.7

0.997 n.s.

γ-GT (U/l)

68.5 ± 75.4

90.1 ± 109.7

0.304 n.s.

Non-HDL (mg/dl)

135.4 ± 41.1

141.7 ± 41.6

0.626 n.s.

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)

99.8 ± 13.2

96.1 ± 16.5

0.266 n.s.

Psychological indicators

Self-efficacy score

9.9 ± 4.1

9.1 ± 4.3

0.450 n.s.

Self-esteem score

22.7 ± 3.7

22.3 ± 3.3

0.583 n.s.