Impact of Ramadan Intermittent Fasting on the Heart Rate Variability and Cardiovascular Parameters of Patients with Controlled Hypertension

Table 3

Lipid profile and glycemic levels among participants during and after Ramadan.

	During Ramadan	After Ramadan	value	Normal values
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	261.71 ± 46.54	223.54 ± 26.92	0.169	40–160
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	189.29 ± 7.15	184.21 ± 7.04	0.288	135–220
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	39.07 ± 1.42	39.40 ± 1.37	0.569	35–55
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	120.22 ± 7.36	114.80 ± 7.05	0.253	Optimal recommended <130
				Diabetics recommended <100
LDL/HDL ratio	3.49 ± 0.31	3.25 ± 0.29	0.110	0–3.6
Total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio	5.33 ± 0.34	5.08 ± 0.32	0.113	0–5
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	150.22 ± 7.36	144.82 ± 7.05	0.254	Reference value <160
				For subjects at high risk of CVD <130
				For subjects at very high risk of CVD <100
Blood glucose (mg/dl)	121.24 ± 36.12	114.59 ± 39.20	0.023	70–120

Values presented as mean ± SEM. Normal values adapted from Saint Joseph Medical Center reports.