Table 4.

Variation in the dimensions of cognitive anxiety recorded before and during Ramadan.

Dimension	Groups	Before Ramadan	Beginning of Ramadan	Middle of Ramadan	End of Ramadan
				Mean (±SD)
Intensity	CG	2.0 ± 0.2	2.7 ± 0.3**	3.4 ± 0.2**	3.5 ± 0.1**
	EG	2.2 ± 0.2	2.6 ± 0.2**	2.9 ± 0.2**##	2.8 ± 0.2**##
Direction	CG	−1.8 ± 0.5	−2 ± 0.5**	−2.3 ± 0.4**	−2.5 ± 0.3**
	EG	−1.6 ± 0.4	−1.8 ± 0.4*	−2.1 ± 0.3**	−2.4 ± 0.2**

SD, standard deviation; EG, experimental group; CG, control group.

^{*, **}Significant difference from before Ramadan respectively at P < 0.05 and at P < 0.001.

^##Significant difference from GC, at P < 0.001.