Table 3.

Anthropometric measures of PRE-M and POST-M women before (R1) and at the end of Ramadan (R2) fasting month.

Indices	PRE-M (n = 31)				p-Value	POST-M (n = 31)				p-Value
	R1		R2			R1		R2
	n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
BMI (kg/m²)
Underweight (<18.5) **	2	6.45	2	6.45	0.001	-	-	-	-	0.012
Normal (18.5–24.9)	15	48.39	20	64.52		6	19.35	7	22.58
Overweight (25–29.9)	12	38.71	7	22.58		15	48.39	17	54.84
Obesity (≥30)	2	6.45	2	6.45		10	32.26	7	22.58
Total	31	100.0	31	100.0		31	100.0	31	100.0
Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR)
Underweight (≤0.41)	8	25.81	10	32.26	<0.001	2	6.45	2	6.45	0.005
Normal (0.42–0.48)	16	51.61	16	51.61		2	6.45	3	9.68
Overweight (0.49–0.53)	5	16.12	4	12.90		8	25.81	15	48.39
Very overweight (0.54–0.57)	1	3.23	-	-		6	19.35	4	12.90
Obesity (≥0.58)	1	3.23	1	3.23		13	41.94	7	22.58
Total	31	100.0	31	100.0		31	100.0	31	100.0
Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)
Low (≤0.80)	28	90.32	30	96.77	<0.001	13	41.94	18	58.07	0.008
Normal (0.81–0.85)	2	6.45	1	3.23		9	29.03	7	22.58
High (≥0.86)	1	3.23	-	-		9	29.03	6	19.35
Total	31	100.0	31	100.0		31	100.0	31	100.0
Body fat % (BFP, Kg)
Low (<21)	5	16.12	5	16.12	<0.001	-	-	-	-	0.125
Normal (21–35.5)	17	54.85	20	64.52		7	22.58	7	22.58
High (35.6–40)	6	19.35	3	9.68		10	32.26	11	35.48
Very high (>40)	3	9.68	3	9.68		14	45.16	13	41.94
Total	31	100.0	31	100.0		31	100.0	31	100.0
Fat Mass (FM, kg)
Low (<15)	1	3.23	1	3.23	0.001	-	-	-	-	<0.001
Normal (15–26.8)	16	51.61	19	61.29		4	12.90	5	16.13
High (>26.8)	14	45.16	11	35.48		27	87.10	26	83.87
Total	31	100.0	31	100.0		31	100.0	31	100.0

The significance level was accepted according to chi-squared; F, frequency; R1, before Ramadan; R2, at the end of Ramadan. ()**, reference level.