Table 3.
Averages (± SD) of body mass and BMI recorded before and during Ramadan.
| Parameters | Groups | Before Ramadan | Beginning of Ramadan | Middle of Ramadan | End of Ramadan | Ramadan × Group interaction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (±SD) | F (3.108) | P | ηp 2 | |||||
| Body mass (kg) | CG | 66.2 ± 9.3 | 65.9 ± 8.7 | 64.2 ± 7.9* | 63.8 ± 9.1* | 5.99 | 0.017 | 0.08 |
| EG | 67.4 ± 5.9 | 67.2 ± 5.2 | 65.3 ± 4.9* | 65.1 ± 5.3* | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | CG | 21.73 ± 0.87 | 21.58 ± 0.94 | 21.47 ± 0.93* | 21.33 ± 0.94* | 5.44 | 0.023 | 0.08 |
| EG | 22.02 ± 0.58 | 21.91 ± 0.59 | 21.80 ± 0.57* | 21.68 ± 0.57* | ||||
SD, standard deviation; EG, experimental group; CG, control group; BMI, body mass index.
*
Significantly different from Bef-R at P < 0.05.