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Table 2 Effects of Ramadan fasting on body mass index

From: The impact of religious fasting on human health

Reference

Subjects

Effect

El Ati [24]

16 W

↔

Ibrahim [14]

9 M & 5 W

↔

Kassab [51]

44 W

↔

Maislos [29]

16 M & 8 W

↔

Maughan [28]

59 M

↔

RakicioÄŸlu [27]

21 W

↔

Yucel [54]

21 M & 17 W

↔

Al-Hourani [53]

57 W

↓

Bouhlel [33]

9 M

↓

Fakhrzadeh [41]

50 M & 41 W

1

Khaled [26]

276 W

↓

Salehi [55]

28 M

↓

Ziaee [31]

41 M & 39 W

↓

  1. 1 Body mass index decreased in men (p < 0.05) but did not change in women (p > 0.05).
  2. M = men; W = women