Variables |
Frequency (n=73) |
Percentage (100%) |
P Value |
Gender |
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Male |
29 |
39.7 |
0.073 |
Female |
44 |
60.3 |
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Age (years), Mean: 44.8±7.2 |
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30- 35 years |
9 |
12.3 |
0.221 |
36-40 years |
22 |
30.1 |
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41-45 years |
20 |
27.4 |
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46-50 years |
22 |
30.2 |
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Duration of diabetes mellitus (years), Mean: 8.45±3.2 |
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4-6 years |
27 |
37.0 |
0.354 |
7-9 years |
36 |
49.3 |
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10-12 years |
10 |
13.7 |
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Chi-square test was used to examine differences in the prevalence of different categorical variables. P value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Table 1: Distribution of the study population by gender, age and duration of disease
Measurements |
One week pre Ramadan (mean ± SD) |
10th of Ramadan (mean ± SD) |
20th of Ramadan (mean ± SD) |
Week after Ramadan (mean ± SD) |
P Value |
Body mass index (kg/m2) |
31.20±4.36 |
30.52±4.34 |
30.52±4.43 |
30.34±4.33 |
0.031 |
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl) |
269.24±83.27 |
247±77.78 |
242.42±86.32 |
218.90±74.55 |
0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
122.6±1.29 |
124.8±1.31 |
129.2±1.39 |
129.9±1.13 |
0.027 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
82.22±1.00 |
81.41±1.09 |
80.35±1.09 |
82.58±0.98 |
0.624 |
Waist circumference (cm) |
105.8±12.7 |
103.5±15.9 |
103.0±13.4 |
101.2±16.0 |
0.047 |
The descriptive statistics of mean, and standard deviation were calculated for the entire sample. The differences between means were tested by one way ANOVA. P value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Table 2: Anthropometric and other measurements of the study population before, during, and after Ramadan