Table 3.

Changes in qualitative C-reactive protein (CRP) before (R1) and at the end of Ramadan (R2) for PRE-M and POST-M healthy women (n = 62).

Results	PRE-M (n = 31)					POST-M (n = 31)
	R1	%	R2	%	p-value	R1	%	R2	%	p-value
Positive	2	6.45	1	3.23		5	16.13	10	32.26
Negative	29	93.55	30	96.77	0.071	26	83.87	21	67.74	0.015
Total	31	100.0	31	100.0		31	100.0	31	100.0

* p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01 according to Chi-square test.