Ongsara Sara, Boonpol Sakulrat, Prompalad Nussaree, Jeenduang Nutjaree
Undergraduate Student, Department of Clinical Chemistry, School of Allied Health Sciences, Thaiburi, Tha Sala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Chemistry, School of Allied Health Sciences, Thaiburi, Tha Sala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Sep;11(9):BC14-BC18. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27294.10634. Epub 2017 Sep 1.
Although, the effect of Ramadan fasting on the risks for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) has been reported in several studies, the results were inconsistent. In addition, the effect of Ramadan fasting on biochemical parameters in Thai subjects has not been evaluated.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Ramadan fasting on anthropometry, blood pressure, Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG), lipid profiles, and body composition in healthy Thai subjects.
A total of 65 healthy subjects (21 men and 44 women) aged between 19-24 years were randomly recruited. Anthropometry, blood pressure, FBG, Total Cholesterol (TC), Triglyceride (TG), High Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (HDL-C), Low Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (LDL-C), and body composition were measured before Ramadan, end of Ramadan and after one month of Ramadan.
There were no changes in anthropometry, blood pressure, lipid profiles and body composition in both genders before Ramadan, end of Ramadan and after one month of Ramadan. Nevertheless, FBG levels were significantly increased after one month of Ramadan compared with baseline (5.09±0.50 versus 4.83±0.38 mmol/L, p=0.016, respectively) in women.
The Ramadan fasting did not affect the lipid, anthropometric and body composition in healthy Thai subjects. However, the increased FBG levels after one month of Ramadan were observed in women. To improve the favourable biochemical parameters after Ramadan fasting, the lifestyle modifications such as, increased intake of healthy diets and increased physical activity should be recommended.
尽管多项研究报告了斋月禁食对心血管疾病（CVD）风险的影响，但其结果并不一致。此外，尚未评估斋月禁食对泰国受试者生化指标的影响。
本研究旨在调查斋月禁食对健康泰国受试者的人体测量学、血压、空腹血糖（FBG）、血脂谱和身体成分的影响。
随机招募了65名年龄在19至24岁之间的健康受试者（21名男性和44名女性）。在斋月前、斋月结束时和斋月结束后一个月测量人体测量学、血压、FBG、总胆固醇（TC）、甘油三酯（TG）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）和身体成分。
在斋月前、斋月结束时和斋月结束后一个月，男女的人体测量学、血压、血脂谱和身体成分均无变化。然而，与基线相比，斋月结束后一个月女性的FBG水平显著升高（分别为5.09±0.50与4.83±0.38 mmol/L，p=0.016）。
斋月禁食对健康泰国受试者的血脂、人体测量学和身体成分没有影响。然而，在斋月结束后一个月观察到女性的FBG水平升高。为了改善斋月禁食后的良好生化指标，建议进行生活方式的改变，如增加健康饮食的摄入量和增加体育活动。
