Table 1. General Characteristics of the Study Patients^a.

	Values				P Value
	Overall (N = 50)	Pre-Suhoor (N = 20)	Pre-Iftar (N = 20)	Post-Iftar (N = 10)
Age, y	44.12 ± 13.72	41.30 ± 14.93	47.15 ± 11.52	43.70 ± 15.72	0.43
Gender (women), N	42	16	17	9	0.77
BMI, kg/m 2	32.21 ± 6.66	31.89 ± 7.54	30.94 ± 5.08	35.59 ± 7.31	0.22
TSH, µIU/mL
Before Ramadan	3.82 ± 3.03	4.32 ± 3.12	2.97 ± 2.61	4.51 ± 3.53	0.27
After Ramadan	3.23 ± 3.27	3.12 ± 3.43	2.95 ± 2.31	4.01 ± 4.61	0.70
Controlled TSH before Ramadan, N	28	10	12	6	0.78

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.

^aValues are expressed as mean ± SD.

^bP value results obtained using the ANOVA test.