Clinical Study

A Prospective Study Comparing Two-Time Points of Thyroid Hormone Replacement during the Holy Month of Ramadan

Table 1

Demography of the study population.

Group A Group B P value

Age, Mean (SD), years45.1 (12.5)45.1 (12.7)0.984
Gender, No. (%)0.312
 Female43 (86%)42 (91.3%)
 Male7 (14%)4 (8.69%)
Nationality, No. (%)0.001
 Qatari31 (62%)21 (45.7%)
 Arabs15 (30%)10 (21.7%)
 Others4 (8%)15 (32.6%)
Days Fasted, Mean (SD)25.9(4.1)25.4 (2.9)
Duration of illness, Years (SD)6.4 (4.1)7.9 (5.3)0.138
Comorbidities42 (84%)34 (73.9%)0.168
DM219 (38%)16 (34.8%)0.451
Obesity10 (20%)10 (21.7%)0.512
HTN11 (22%)6 (13%)0.193
Dyslipidemia16 (32%)18 (39.1%)0.303