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

Table 2

Urinary 15FIP (ng/mg creatinine) according to subjects age, body weight and smoking status.

	n (%)	All	P value^a	Male	Female	P value^a*
Age
<30	32 (64%)	2.35 ± 1.44	P = 0.97	2.33 ± 1.4	2.36 ± 1.58	0.977
>30	18 (36%)	2.37 ± 1.5		2.12 ± 0.9	2.5 ± 1.8	0.475
BMI
<25	34 (68%)	2.15 ± 1.12	P = 0.58	2.12 ± 1.18	2.18 ± 1.1	0.902
>25	16 (32%)	2.36 ± 1.58		2.09 ± 1.05	2.53 ± 1.86	0.492
Smoking status
Smoker	8 (16%)	2.15 ± 1.08	P = 0.678
Non-Smoker	42 (84%)	2.39 ± 1.5

Data are expressed as means ± SD.
^aBy paired t-test. *Significant difference at P < 0.05.
15FIP: 15-F_2t-Isoprostane; BMI: body mass index.