Ramadan Fasting in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study
Table 5
Comparing changes in renal function among fasters with different baseline .
Parameter
Low baseline eGFR group (<45 ml/min)
Moderate baseline eGFR group (45–75 ml/min)
High baseline eGFR group (>75 ml/min)
valu
(%)
32 (11.4%)
117 (41.8%)
131 (46.8%)
0.001
Age (Y)
40.9 ± 15
0.08
Gender (Male/Female)
21/11
0.75
BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)
28.5 ± 9.7
0.55
SBP (mmHg)
128.4 ± 14
0.66
DBP (mmHg)
79 ± 12
0.35
MAP (mmHg)
97.34 ± 11
0.02
Mean baseline eGFR
33.2 ± 9
0.0001
Mean eGFR after Ramadan
33.5 ± 9.8
0.0001
Mean change in eGFR (ml/min)
0.24 ± 2.46
0.14
Mean % change in eGFR
0.42 ± 6.8
0.23
value of change within each group
0.6
0.77
0.06
. BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate. are presented as number (percentage) or mean ± SD; value is significant if <0.05.
