Table 2.
Anthropometric measurements during and after Ramadan.
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| During Ramadan | After Ramadan | p value | During Ramadan | After Ramadan | p value | |
| Height (cm) | 174.21 ± 1.62 | 157.43 ± 1.32 | ||||
| Body weight (kg) | 100.39 ± 3.88 | 101.32 ± 3.96 | 0.045 | 82.26 ± 2.23 | 81.95 ± 2.28 | 0.247 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.54 ± 1.09 | 32.91 ± 1.14 | 0.037 | 33.26 ± 0.93 | 33.22 ± 0.96 | 0.786 |
| Body fat (%) | 31.78 ± 1.48 | 32.08 ± 1.45 | 0.544 | 47.69 ± 1.00 | 47.21 ± 1.13 | 0.398 |
| Skeletal muscle (%) | 30.88 ± 0.76 | 30.71 ± 0.72 | 0.575 | 22.47 ± 0.45 | 22.75 ± 0.52 | 0.442 |
| Resting metabolism (kcal) | 1961.25 ± 52.19 | 1972.00 ± 53.22 | 0.099 | 1500.28 ± 25.36 | 1496.96 ± 25.14 | 0.307 |
| Visceral fat level | 16.62 ± 1.12 | 17.00 ± 1.13 | 0.09 | 11.78 ± 0.60 | 11.53 ± 0.61 | 0.090 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 113.85 ± 3.75 | 115.81 ± 2.73 | 0.384 | 106.10 ± 1.96 | 107.62 ± 3.25 | 0.609 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 113.74 ± 1.93 | 115.05 ± 1.99 | 0.023 | 116.25 ± 1.81 | 115.26 ± 1.81 | 0.091 |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.99 ± 0.02 | 1.00 ± 0.01 | 0.768 | 0.91 ± 0.01 | 0.93 ± 0.02 | 0.369 |
Values presented as mean ± SEM.