Impact of Ramadan Intermittent Fasting on Oxidative Stress Measured by Urinary 15-F_2t-Isoprostane

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study subjects.

	All (𝑛=50)	Female (𝑛=27)	Male (𝑛=23)	P value^a*
Age	34.2 ± 9.9	36.0 ± 10	31.8 ± 9.0	0.135
Weight (Kg)	72.5 ± 14.0	69.9 ± 15.2	75.4 ± 12.4	0.178
BMI (Kg/m^2)	26.4 ± 5.0	27.8 ± 5.6	24.7 ± 3.8	0.029*
Fat mass (%)	24.3 ±12.0	31.6 ± 9.4	14.43 ± 8.5	0.002*
Hb (g/dL)	13.4 ±1.9	12.0 ± 1.5	14.8 ± 1.0	0.000*
Hct (%)	41.7 ± 5.8	37.5 ± 4.3	46.5 ± 2.8	0.000*
MCV (fl)	85.6 ± 8.0	83.5 ± 7.7	88.0 ± 8.0	0.056
MCH (pg)	27.3 ± 2.9	26.5 ± 2.8	28.0 ± 3.0	0.058
MCHC (g/dL)	32.0 ± 0.8	32.0 ± 0.7	32.0 ± 0.92	0.956
LDL (mg/dL)	135.5 ± 56	118.0 ± 55	148.0 ± 55.0	0.235
HDL (mg/dL)	41.2 ± 10.4	42.3 ± 12.5	41.9 ± 7.35	0.930
TC (mg/dL)	209.0 ± 65.7	192.8 ± 59.1	233.4 ± 70.3	0.254
15FIP (ng/mg creatinine)	2.3 ± 1.4	2.5 ± 1.9	2.1 ± 1.1	0.325
Creatinine/urine (mg/dL)	174.0 ± 83.0	138.4 ± 52.0	217.0 ± 93.0	0.024*

Data are expressed as means ± SD.
^aIndependent sample t-test. *Significant difference between males and females at P < 0.05, 𝑛=50.
15FIP: 15-F_2t-isoprostane; BMI: body mass index; Hb: hemoglobin; Hct: hematocrit; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; MCH: mean cell hemoglobin; MCHC: mean cell hemoglobin concentration; MCV: mean cell volume; TC: total cholesterol.