Does Ramadan Fasting Adversely Affect Cognitive Function in Young Females?
Table 1
Stroop test scores at three occasions in fasting group (FG) and nonfasting group (NFG) (mean values with standard deviations in parentheses).
Variable
Group
Pre-Ramadan
Ramadan
Post-Ramadan
values for week group interaction
Word score
NFG
123.9 (10.1)
125.6 (19.7)
126 (15.7)
0.6
FG
108.2 (10.4)
113.8 (7.7)
113.3 (8.3)
Color score
NFG
76.5 (9.7)
84.3 (14.5)
84.4 (9)
0.3
FG
75.3 (7.2)
79.7 (6.4)
78.2 (6.4)
Color-word score
NFG
44.8 (8.3)
53 (7.7)
55.8 (4.7)
0.2
FG
42.4 (7.2)
47.9 (6.9)
54.7 (6)
Interference index
NFG
31.8 (7.5)
31.3 (8.5)
28.6 (8)
0.2
FG
32.9 (9.2)
31.8 (7.1)
23.6 (5.8)
Error number
NFG
4.3 (2.2)
1 (0.8)
2 (1.2)
0.03
FG
2.7 (1.7)
1.9 (0.8)
2.2 (1.1)
Note. Significantly different from pre-Ramadan condition (p < 0.05). Significantly different from Ramadan condition (p < 0.05). Significantly different from pre-Ramadan and Ramadan conditions (p < 0.05).
