Figure 6.

Absolute fat mass was significantly decreased by Ramadan fasting in both the female and the male subgroup. Change in absolute fat mass (kg) as subdivided by sex (female and male), between pre-Ramadan (pre-R) and the end of Ramadan (post-R). There was no significant difference between female and male subgroups (p = 0.314). Heterogeneity statistics: female T = 0.298, p = 0.333, I² = 12.7%; male T = 0.000, p = 0.635, I² = 0.0%. F = female; M = male; Ob = obese; N-Ob = non-obese; 18–35, 36–70 = age range.