Table 5.
Changes in glucose homeostasis and inflammatory markers before and at the end of Ramadan for the overweight/obese subjects (n = 57).
| Parameter | Before Ramadan(T1) | At the endof Ramadan(T2) | Significance as compared to baseline | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| FBG (mg/dl) | 99.91 | 20.54 | 105.70 | 24.28 | NS |
| TC (mg/dl) | 173.95 | 39.07 | 175.88 | 35.81 | NS |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 45.65 | 6.77 | 58.35 | 11.70 | 0.001** |
| TG (mg/dl) | 93.63 | 53.83 | 97.42 | 44.10 | NS |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 109.58 | 32.55 | 98.02 | 33.91 | 0.001** |
| Interleukin-6 (pg/dl) | 29.86 | 16.75 | 18.21 | 1.29 | 0.001** |
| TNF-α (pg/dl) | 28.17 | 4.40 | 21.24 | 1.49 | 0.001** |
| Interleukin-10 (pg/dl) | 18.25 | 0.71 | 19.44 | 1.21 | 0.001** |
Paired t-test comparing the end of RIF (T2) with pre-fasting baseline (T1).
**P <0.001, highly significant difference.