Table 2.

Habits and food intake before and during the fasting month

	Before (T0)	During Ramadan	p-value
Physically active (%)	78	67	0.38
Tarawih prayer (%)	-	52	–
Smoker (%)	19	19	–
Sleep duration (hours/day), mean ± SD	6.9 ± 1.7	6.1 ± 1.8	0.001
Fastfood consumption (%)	26	5	0.008
Number of meals/day, mean ± SD	3.73 ± 0.82	2.57 ± 0.65	< 10–3
Daily calorie intake (Kcal/day), mean ± SD	2443.0 ± 798.2	1984.5 ± 578.1	< 10–3
Carbohydrate intake (g/day), mean ± SD	338.4 ± 130.2	253.9 ± 101.4	< 10–3
Saccharose intake (g/day), mean ± SD	53.6 ± 39.7	30.0 ± 19.2	0.001
Lipid intake (g/day), mean ± SD	90.1 ± 28.2	82.3 ± 23.1	0.102
Cholesterol intake (mg/day)	173.6 ± 182.2	254.2 ± 128.9	0.022
Protein intake (g/day), mean ± SD	67.9 ± 22.6	55.5 ± 16.2	< 10–3
Fiber intake (g/day), mean ± SD	22.6 ± 8.6	17.9 ± 23.9	0.173
Sodium intake (mg/day), mean ± SD	1612.3 ± 867.9	983.8 ± 687.9	< 10–3
Folate intake (µg/day), mean ± SD	185.6 ± 81.9	119.2 ± 54.6	< 10–3
Water intake (mL/day), mean ± SD	2146.1 ± 647.7	1538.4 ± 595.1	< 10–3

SD Standard deviation

Statistical methods: binomial distribution / Student T-Test