Table 2.
Laboratory data of the participants measured before and after Islamic fasting.
| Characteristic | Before IF (n=9) Mean±SD |
After IF (n=9) Mean±SD |
p* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9±1.1 | 22.8±1.1 | 0.810 |
| ALT (U/L) | 24.6±12.4 | 25.6±11.2 | 0.868 |
| AST (U/L) | 22.8±4.8 | 23.3±4.8 | 0.837 |
| ALP (U/L) | 79.3±22.8 | 77.9±22.6 | 0.904 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 231.5±62.2 | 217.5±57.9 | 0.009 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 52.9±11.7 | 52.0±10.3 | 0.876 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 157.4±51.0 | 154.6±48.6 | 0.914 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 110.5±52.9 | 106.4±53.6 | 0.879 |
| Glucose (fasting; mg/dL) | 87.8±20.8 | 73.8±15.8 | 0.006 |
IF: Islamic fasting; BMI: body mass index; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.
*
p values were determined by independent t-test.