Table 2.
Changes in waist, weight, body mass index and blood pressure before and after Ramadan (n=388)
| |
Type 1 diabetes |
Type 2 diabetes |
Overall |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Ramadan | After Ramadan | p-value | Before Ramadan | After Ramadan | p-value | Before Ramadan | After Ramadan | p-value | |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
78.70±7.94 |
77.77±9.37 |
0.376 |
98.96±14.44 |
98.19±12.09 |
0.219 |
97.05±12.83 |
97.84±14.89 |
0.190 |
| Weight (kg) |
58.95±18.45 |
56.65±11.92 |
0.392 |
72.89±13.37 |
73.31±13.67 |
0.096 |
72.45±14.06 |
72.03±14.37 |
0.178 |
| Body mass index (kg/m²) |
24.16±10.18 |
21.80±3.70 |
0.192 |
28.91±5.91 |
28.93±5.94 |
0.835 |
28.65±6.30 |
28.54±6.06 |
0.400 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
107.36±14.84 |
108.42±13.85 |
0.749 |
126.59±16.96 |
127.81±17.56 |
0.155 |
126.87±17.88 |
125.65±17.35 |
0.144 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 75.50±15.03 | 74.75±7.52 | 0.769 | 79.25±9.74 | 79.23±10.55 | 0.966 | 79.0±10.46 | 79.06±10.09 | 0.906 |
Values are Mean±SD. p<0.05 considered statistically significant.