Table 2.

Effect of Ramadan fasting on some clinical and biological parameters before and after Ramadan (n = 65 for hs-CRP and 82 for rest)

Biochemical variables	Before Ramadan	After Ramadan	p-values
	$\overline{x}\pm S{D}^3$	$\overline{x}\pm S{D}^3$
FBS1(mmol/l)	124.7 ± 48	128.1 ± 54	0.327
insulin (μU/mL)	12.4 ± 9.5	11.8 ± 7.6	0.583
HOMA.IR (μUmol/l2)	3.8 ± 3	3.6 ± 3	0.093
Hcy2(μmol/l)	10.5 ± 3.8	11.5 ± 3.9	0.065
hs-CRP ( mg/L)	1.0 ± 1	0.9 ± 1	0.160

¹FBS, fasting blood sugar.

²Hcy, homocysteine.

³SD = standard deviation.