Table 5.

Correlation between caloric intake and metabolic parametersduring the three study periods (before, during, and after Ramadan)

	Nutrient intake	Correlation coefficient (r)
Before	During	After
Glycemia (mmol/L)	Carbohydrate	0.020	0.006	−0.064
	Lipids	0.057	−0.003	0.034
	Protids	−0.019	−0.003	0.008
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	Carbohydrate	−0.064	−0.037	−0.050
	Lipid	0.076	0.059	0.208
	Protid	0.001	0.157	0.022
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	Carbohydrate	−0.055	−0.112	−0.103
	Lipid	0.038	−0.007	0.096
	Protid	0.038	0.050	−0.069
HDL-C (mmol/L)	Carbohydrate	−0.035	−0.091	−0.017
	Lipid	0.027	−0.065	−0.56
	Protid	0.027	−0.092	−0.017
LDL-C (mmol/L)	Carbohydrate	−0.043	−0109	−0.126
	Lipid	0.013	−0.031	0.060
	Protid	0.013	−0.031	0.060