Table 4. Changes in Lipid Profile Before and After Ramadan Fastinga,b.
| Lipid Profile | Men (n=25), Mean (SD) | P Value | Women (n=27), Mean (SD) | P Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | %CV | Post | %CV | Pre | %CV | Post | %CV | |||
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 156.8 (34.1) | 21.7 | 155.3 (40.7) | 26.2 | 0.822 | 152.0 (40.4) | 26.6 | 150.9 (31.8) | 21.0 | 0.852 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 190.9 (89.4) | 46.8 | 247.7 (106.6) | 43.0 | 0.009 | 179.0 (88.4) | 49.3 | 198.1 (81.3) | 41.0 | 0.210 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 47.1 (11.2) | 23.8 | 56.8 (10.7) | 18.8 | < 0.0001 | 52.1 (13.7) | 26.3 | 65.2 (18.1) | 27.8 | < 0.0001 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 75.0 (20.9) | 27.9 | 63.3 (28.9) | 45.6 | 0.023 | 70.0 (25.9) | 37.0 | 60.8 (19.7) | 32.5 | 0.033 |
Abbreviations: HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.
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.