Cited by 105Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsPhysical Activity and Health

The effect of exercise training on intrahepatic triglyceride and hepatic insulin sensitivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Open access
Sargeant, J. A., Gray, L. J., Bodicoat, D. H., Willis, S. A., Stensel, D. J., Nimmo, M. A., Aithal, G. P., King, J. A.·2018·Obesity Reviews

Abstract

Summary This systematic review and meta‐analysis determined the impact of structured exercise training, and the influence of associated weight loss, on intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) in individuals with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It also examined its effect on hepatic insulin sensitivity in individuals with or at increased risk of NAFLD. Analyses were restricted to studies using magnetic resonance spectroscopy or liver biopsy for the measurement of IHTG and isotope‐labelled glucose tracer for assessment of hepatic insulin sensitivity. Pooling data from 17 studies (373 exercising participants), exercise training for one to 24 weeks (mode: 12 weeks) elicits an absolute reduction in IHTG of 3.31% (95% CI: −4.41 to −2.22%). Exercise reduces IHTG independent of significant weight change (−2.16 [−2.87 to −1.44]%), but benefits are substantially greater when weight loss occurs (−4.87 [−6.64 to −3.11]%). Furthermore, meta‐regression identified a positive association between percentage weight loss and absolute reduction in IHTG (β = 0.99 [0.62 to 1.36], P < 0.001). Pooling of six studies (94 participants) suggests that exercise training also improves basal hepatic insulin sensitivity (mean change in hepatic insulin sensitivity index: 0.13 [0.05 to 0.21] mg m−2 min−1 per μU mL−1), but available evidence is limited, and the impact of exercise on insulin‐stimulated hepatic insulin sensitivity remains unclear.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1111/obr.12719

Cites

68 of 68 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

We couldn’t retrieve this paper’s full text, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Authors
Sargeant, J. A., Gray, L. J., Bodicoat, D. H., Willis, S. A., Stensel, D. J., Nimmo, M. A., Aithal, G. P., & King, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Loughborough University (GB)
  • University of Leicester (GB)
  • University of Birmingham (GB)
  • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Corresponding author
King, J. A.
Venue
Obesity Reviews
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-08-09
Volume
19
Issue
10
Pages
1446-1459
ISSN
  • 1467-7881 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-789X
OpenAlex
W2799588585
Cited by
105
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 5 · 2014: 1
FWCI
1.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Obesity Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Nottingham ePrints (University of Nottingham) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Loughborough University Research Repository (Loughborough University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Medical Research Council (MR/N005953/1)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
exercise training, intrahepatic triglyceride, hepatic insulin sensitivity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, weight loss, hepatic steatosis, insulin resistance
MeSH terms
Exercise Therapy, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Liver, Triglycerides, Treatment Outcome, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review