Table 3. Changes in Biochemical Parameters Before and After Ramadan Fastinga,b.
| Biochemical Parameters | Men (n=25), Mean (SD) | P Value | Women (n=27), Mean (SD) | P Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | %CV | Post | %CV | Pre | %CV | Post | %CV | |||
| Total protein (g/dL) | 6.8 (1.0) | 14.92 | 7.2 (0.94) | 12.9 | 0.139 | 6.6 (0.98) | 14.8 | 6.8 (0.74) | 10.9 | 0.514 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.8 (0.86) | 17.8 | 5.6 (0.40) | 7.15 | < 0.0001 | 5.1 (0.51) | 10.0 | 5.5 (0.32) | 5.7 | 0.001 |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 18.8 (5.0) | 26.5 | 19.1 (4.3) | 22.4 | 0.706 | 17.1 (4.8) | 28.4 | 18.1 (6.1) | 33.8 | 0.373 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.86 (0.24) | 28.3 | 0.77 (0.14) | 18.2 | 0.031 | 0.72 (0.15) | 21.6 | 0.67 (0.09) | 13.3 | 0.014 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 12.3 (8.1) | 66.0 | 19.5 (9.1) | 46.6 | 0.001 | 11.5 (7.7) | 67.0 | 16.2 (6.9) | 42.8 | 0.014 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 15.3 (7.0) | 46.2 | 9.3 (6.0) | 64.7 | < 0.0001 | 12.0 (3.4) | 28.8 | 8.2 (4.1) | 50.7 | < 0.0001 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 240.9 (49.9) | 20.7 | 243.2 (70.4) | 28.9 | 0.825 | 248.9 (40.9) | 16.4 | 251.0 (65.7) | 26.1 | 0.852 |
| Antioxidant status (mmol/L) | 1.2 (0.26) | 21.7 | 1.2 (0.19) | 15.9 | 0.492 | 1.0 (0.26) | 25.4 | 1.0 (0.23) | 23.0 | 0.874 |
| Random Blood Sugar (mg/dL) | 106.1 (19.7) | 18.5 | 116.4 (32.8) | 28.1 | 0.092 | 115.1 (35.2) | 30.6 | 116.9 (29.0) | 24.8 | 0.538 |
| Haemoglobin (g/L) | 14.1 (1.1) | 8.2 | 14.6 (1.9) | 13.0 | 0.141 | 12.2 (1.1) | 9.8 | 12.1 (1.5) | 12.8 | 0.784 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 124.5 (10.7) | 8.6 | 124.1 (12.3) | 9.9 | 0.891 | 116.4 (19.3) | 16.6 | 121.0 (16.8) | 13.9 | 0.047 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 77.5 (8.9) | 11.5 | 76.2 (9.5) | 12.5 | 0.527 | 75.4 (10.6) | 14.1 | 78.0 (9.4) | 12.0 | 0.092 |
aTotal Group’s means for pre and post values were compared using paired sample t-test.
bA P value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.