Table 4.

Pre-fasting, fasting, and post-fasting plasma concentrations of lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins

Parameter	BR	R (2 weeks)	R (4 weeks)	AR (4 weeks)
TC	4.4±0.5	4.5±0.6	5.0±0.7**	4.9±0.9*
TG	1.1±0.5	1.1±0.5	1.1±0.3	1.1±0.6
HDL	1.0±0.2	1.0±0.2	1.0±0.3	1.0±0.2
LDL	2.9±0.5	2.9±0.9	3.5±0.8**	3.4±1.0*
apoAI	1.4±0.2	1.4±0.2	1.3±0.2	1.3±0.3
apoB	0.8±0.2	0.9±0.2*	0.9±0.1*	0.8±0.1
HDL/LDL	0.4±0.2	0.3±0.2	0.3±0.1	0.3±0.1
apoAI/apoB	1.8±0.3	1.7±0.3*	1.5±0.4*	1.6±0.3*

Values are expressed as means±standard error. Pre-fasting sampling was done in period included between two days before Ramadan and the first day of Ramadan. After fasting, sampling was done 4 weeks after Ramadan. The two fasting-times and after-fasting values were compared with the pre-fasting values;

*p<0.05;

**p<.01;

apo=apolipoprotein;

AR=Post-fasting;

BR=Pre-fasting;

CT=Total cholesterol;

HDL=High-density lipoprotein;

LDL=Low-density lipoprotein;

R=Fasting;

TG=Triglycerides