Table 1.
Anthropometric variables and level of significance across the study in BI and AI groups; mean (SD)
| Parameter | Groups | Pre Ramadan | First week | 4th week | Post Ramadan | P value* (overall) | P value 1 VS 2 | P value 1 VS 3 | P value 1 VS 4 | P value 3 VS 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg) | BI | 70.6 (10.0) | 68.8 (9.5) | 68.5 (9.0) | 69.64 (8.8) | 0.005 | 0.02 | 0.02 | NS | 0.01 |
| AI | 68 (8.2) | 65.8 (7.4) | 66.3 (7.4) | 66.5 (7.5) | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.009 | NS | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | BI | 23.9 (2.3) | 23.3 (2.2) | 23.2 (2.0) | 23.6 (1.9) | 0.005 | 0.02 | 0.02 | NS | 0.009 |
| AI | 20.9 (3.4) | 20.3 (3.1) | 20.4 (3.2) | 20.5 (3.0) | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.009 | NS | |
| Sum of skin folds (mm) | BI | 44.8 (20.1) | 43.7 (20.1) | 42.6 (18.8) | 42.5 (18.1) | 0.3 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| AI | 32.4(14.8) | 29.7 (14.1) | 31.1 (19.5) | 31.8 (16.7) | 0.1 | <0.001 | NS | NS | NS |
SD: Standard Deviation/BI: athletes who during Ramadan trained 1 hour before Iftar/AI: athletes who trained 3 hours after Iftar
*
P value for main effect of time/ NS: non-significant (P>0.05)