Table 4. Changes in body weight and BMI of type 2 diabetics according to gender, Dhahira region, Oman. (N= 334).
| Body weight | Gender | Before Ramadan | After Ramadan | Mean Difference | SE of Mean difference (C1) |
t value (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (kgs) |
Male | 74.4 ± 16.9 | 74.0 ± 16.9 | 0.4 ± 1.4 | 0.12 (0.2 – 0.7) |
3.5 (0.01) |
| Female | 67.6 ± 14.7 | 67.1 ± 14.6 | 0.4 ± 1.4 | 0.10 (0.2 – 0.6) |
4.0 (< 0.05) |
|
| Total | 70.6 ± 16.0 | 70.1 ± 16.0 | 0.4 ± 1.4 | - (0.3 – 0.6) |
5.3 (< 0.05) |
|
| BMI (kgs/mts2) |
Male | 27.9 ± 5.5 | 27.7 ± 5.6 | 0.1 ± 0.5 | - (- – 0.2) |
3.2 (0.01) |
| Female | 29.7 ± 6.1 | 29.5 ± 6.0 | 0.2 ± 0.6 | - (- – 0.2) |
4.0 (< 0.05) |
|
| Total | 28.9 ± 5.9 | 28.7 ± 5.9 | 0.2 ± 0.6 | - (0.1 – 0.2) |
5.2 (< 0.05) |
Data are means ± SD, unless otherwise stated.