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. 2022 Jun 28;9:851054. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.851054

Table 2.

Biochemical and hematological parameters (mean ± SD) of the experimental group (EG, n = 12) and control group (CG, n = 12) measured before the start of Ramadan (T0), on the 15th day of Ramadan (T1), the end of Ramadan (T2) and after Ramadan (T3).

Parameters Groups T0 T1 T2 T3
Hematological parameters RBC (106/mm3) CG 5.17 ± 0.04 5.18 ± 0.09 5.18 ± 0.08 5.16 ± 0.07
EG 5.16 ± 0.39 5.18 ± 0.34 5.20 ± 0.37 5.18 ± 0.29
WBC (103/mm3) CG 7,632.75 ± 697.0 7,717.3 ± 713.8 7,650.5 ± 418.1 7,647.08 ± 196.7
EG 7,812.5 ± 1,758.5 7,675 ± 639.7 7,541.5 ± 716.6 7,712.5 ± 1,206
HCT (%) CG 44.3 ± 1.8 45.31 ± 1.4 45.22 ± 2.22 44.68 ± 2.80
EG 45.7 ± 2.4 45.19 ± 2.4 45.23 ± 1.9 44.85 ± 3.2
Platelets (103/mm3) CG 221 ± 35.1 220.6 ± 33.8 223.3 ± 31.3 218.58 ± 17.1
EG 220.9 ± 18.1 218.3 ± 19.0 219.1 ± 12.2 220.5 ± 19.5
Biochemical parameters TC (mmol.l−1) CG 4.75 ± 0.09 4.73 ± 0.06 4.74 ± 0.07 4.73 ± 0.05
EG 4.74 ± 0.11 4.71 ± 0.11 4.38 ± 0.07•€ 4.64 ± 0.07
LDL(mmol.l−1) CG 3.41 ± 0.10 3.38 ± 0.09 3.32 ± 0.08 3.39 ± 0.08
EG 3.40 ± 0.07 3.38 ± 0.05 3.26 ± 0.02 3.35 ± 0.04
HDL (mmol.l−1) CG 1.36 ± 0.03 1.35 ± 0.03 1.34 ± 0.02 1.37 ± 0.02
EG 1.37 ± 0.04 1.35 ± 0.02 1.34 ± 0.02 1.37 ± 0.03
TG (mmol.l−1) CG 1.21 ± 0.04 1.20 ± 0.02 1.16 ± 0.02 1.21 ± 0.01
EG 1.22 ± 0.02 1.21 ± 0.02 1.13 ± 0.01•€ 1.20 ± 0.02

, Significant difference compared to T2;

€, Significant difference compared to CG.