[Table/Fig-3]:
Biochemical parameters before Ramadan (pre-Ramadan), Ramadan, and one month after Ramadan (post-Ramadan) in men and women.
| Parameters | Men (n=21) | Women (n=44) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Ramadan | Ramadan | Post–Ramadan | p-value* | Pre-Ramadan | Ramadan | Post–Ramadan | p-value* | |
| Fasting blood glucose (FBG) (mmol/L) | 5.34±0.51 | 5.27±0.41 | 5.26±0.56 | 0.844 | 4.83±0.38 | 4.90±0.41 | 5.09±0.50** | 0.016 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.58±0.70 | 5.05±0.76 | 4.87±0.78 | 0.140 | 4.63±0.92 | 4.71±0.92 | 4.60±1.01 | 0.871 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.92±0.36 | 1.02±0.30 | 1.01±0.57 | 0.513 | 0.83±0.28 | 0.79±0.28 | 0.83±0.29 | 0.835 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.26±0.24 | 1.42±0.30 | 1.37±0.28 | 0.184 | 1.47±0.33 | 1.51±0.35 | 1.53±0.34 | 0.428 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.90±0.61 | 3.16±0.69 | 3.03±0.76 | 0.472 | 2.78±0.77 | 2.84±0.76 | 2.70±0.79 | 0.692 |
Data are expressed as means ± SD.
*p-value obtained in the ANOVA for the comparison between groups.
**p-value obtained in the Tukey post hoc test, Post-Ramadan vs. Pre-Ramadan, p value <0.05