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. 2014 Jun 24;7:392. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-392

Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients with no diet restriction and with diet restriction

Descriptive statistics
Ramadan N Mean Std. deviation
No diet restriction
Gestational age
74
27.0
3.3
Gravida
74
4.2
3.1
Parity
72
3.0
2.8
Age
72
27.5
6.4
First trimester FBS
55
4.7
.66
First trimester I hour after breakfast
9
5.0
1.01
Fasting g OGTT
61
4.5
1.1
At 1 hr OGTT
51
8.0
2.28
At 2 hr OGTT
58
6.5
1.7
Systolic blood pressure
56
103.8
10.05
Diastolic blood pressure
56
63.3
8.9
BMI
71
28.6
5.6
Patient recorded fasting blood sugar
74
5.1
1.0
Patient recorded post prandial blood sugar
74
6.8
1.5
Diet restriction period Gestational age
75
27.9
2.9
Gravida
75
3.7
2.3
Parity
64
2.5
2.1
Age
75
28.4
5.4
First trimester FBS
38
4.6
.56
First trimester I hour after breakfast
14
5.3
.93
Fasting g OGTT
52
4.7
.64
At 1 hr OGTT
43
7.6
2.1
At 2 hr OGTT
44
6.2
1.4
Systolic blood pressure
36
105.8
14.0
Diastolic blood pressure
36
62.1
9.8
BMI
75
28.7
5.2
Patient recorded fasting blood sugar
76
4.9
1.0
Patient recorded post prandial blood sugar 76 7.7 1.4

No significant differences were found in any of the characteristics studied between the two groups. BMI body mass index, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test.