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Table 4 Biological changes during the three protocol periods

From: Effects of Ramadan fasting on platelet reactivity in diabetic patients treated with clopidogrel

 

All

Patients with DM n = 63

Patients without DM n = 35

Pre-Ramadan

mean (SD)

Ramadan

mean (SD)

Post-Ramadan

mean (SD)

Pre-Ramadan

mean (SD)

Ramadan

mean (SD)

Post-Ramadan

mean (SD)

Pre-Ramadan

mean (SD)

Ramadan

mean (SD)

Post-Ramadan

mean (SD)

Hematological

 

 Hemoglobin g/dl

13.3 (1.2)

13.6 (1.5)

13.4 (1.3)

13.1 (1.1)

13.3 (1.3)

13.1 (1.2)

13.8 (1.1)

14.1 (1.4)

14.0 (1.1)

 Hematocrit %

41 (5)

41 (4)

40 (4)

41 (4)

40 (4)

39 (4)

42 (7)

42 (4)

41 (4)

 Platelets count × 103/ml

216 (22)

214 (21)

216 (24)

214 (24)

212 (24)

209 (23)

214 (22)

216 (23)

225 (22)

 Prothrombin time (sec)

10.8 (0.6)

10.9 (0.6)

10.9 (0.5)

10.9 (0.5)

11.1 (0.5)

11.1 (0.6)

11.1 (0.7)

11.0 (0.5)

10.9 (0.5)

 APTT (sec)

36.6 (1.6)

37.0 (1.8)

37.4 (1.7)

38.0 (2.5)

39.9 (4.2)

40.7 (4.7)

39.2 (2.5)

40.1 (3.8)

39.0 (2.8)

Biochemical

 

 Glycemia mmol/l

9.6 (4.9)

10.4 (4.7)*

9.9 (4.8)

11.40 (5.05)

12.23 (4.81)*

11.50 (4.77)

6.49 (2.39)

7.04 (1.55)

6.78 (3.01)

 Cholesterol mmol/l

3.82 (1.19)

3.87 (1.26)

3.90 (1.21)

3.76 (1.13)

3.82 (1.33)

3.86 (1.21)

4.02 (1.35)

4.15 (1.19)

4.28 (1.24)

 Triglycerides mmol/l

1.76 (1.04)

2.23 (1.16)*

1.90 (1.17)£

1.65 (0.87)

2.26 (1.91)*

1.74 (0.90)£

1.95 (1.28)

2.16 (1.46)

2.20 (1.52)

 LDL cholesterol mmol/l

2.02 (0.97)

2.98 (0.97)

2.0 (0.98)

1.86 (0.87)

1.99 (0.87)

2.06 (0.95)

2.12 (1.20)

2.20 (1.06)

2.25 (1.06)

 HDL cholesterol mmol/l

1.01 (0.27)

0.93 (0.22)*

1.02 (0.15)£

1.01 (0.29)

0.90 (0.23)*

0.97 (0.27)

1.01 (0.23)

1.0 (0.2)

1.05 (0.23)

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, * p < 0.05 between Pre-Ramadan and Ramadan, £ p = 0.001between Ramadan and Post-Ramadan
  2. APTT activated partial thromboplastin time, LDL/HDL low-density/high-density lipoprotein