Baseline comparison
NAFLD
After strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 88 patients were enrolled in this study, with 44 in each group, which made up the intent-to-treat population. In the control group 4 patients were lost to follow up and 2 patients in the treatment group. The final 82 patients (40 in the control group and 42 in the SLF group) were included in the efficacy and safety evaluation, which constituted the per-protocol population (Flow chart of the study. A total of 88 NAFLD patients who were assessed to be eligible were made up of the intent-to-treat population. These patients were randomly divided into the control group and the SLF group, and 1 patient was lost to follow up and 3 patients withdrew due to COVID-19 in the control group, whereas 2 patients in the SLF group. The remaining 82 patients made up the per-protocol population.Baseline of the NAFLD in the control group and SLF group.