Ramadan fasting alters food patterns, dietary diversity and body weight among Ghanaian adolescents

Nutrition Journal

Table 7 Pairwise comparisons of changes in body weight among participating pupils in JHS (Repeated measures ANOVA)

(I) Weight changes (mean ± SD)	(J) Weight changes (mean ± SD)	Mean Difference (I-J)	Std. Error	Sig.^b	95% Confidence Interval for Difference^b
(I) Weight changes (mean ± SD)	(J) Weight changes (mean ± SD)	Mean Difference (I-J)	Std. Error	Sig.^b	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
Baseline weight (51.1 ± 8.9)	Midline weight (50.0 ± 8.9)	1.085^a	0.054	< 0.001	0.942	1.229
	Endline weight (49.6 ± 8.8)	1.452^a	0.057	< 0.001	1.301	1.602
	Post Ramadan weight (51.0 ± 8.8)	0.140	0.068	0.233	−0.039	0.319
Midline weight (50.00 ± 8.87)	Endline weight (49.6 ± 8.8)	0.366^a	0.045	< 0.001	0.248	0.485
Midline weight (50.00 ± 8.87)	Post Ramadan weight (51.0 ± 8.8)	−0.945^a	0.063	< 0.001	−1.113	−0.778
Endline weight (49.63 ± 8.81)	Post Ramadan weight (51.0 ± 8.8)	−1.312^a	0.056	< 0.001	− 1.460	− 1.163

Based on estimated marginal means, ^a. The mean difference is significant at the .05 level, ^bAdjustment for multiple comparisons: Bonferroni

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