Majid Abdul, Osama Muhammad, Noman Muhammad, Nisa Ulfat, Haider Iqbal
Abdul Majid, Final Year MBBS Khyber Medical College Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Muhammad Osama, Final Year MBBS Khyber Medical College Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci. 2023 May-Jun;39(3):662-666. doi: 10.12669/pjms.39.3.7017.
To determine the effects of fasting on weight and eventually on Body Mass Index (BMI) in medical students of a Public Sector Medical College.
It was a prospective analytical study conducted in a Public Sector Medical College in Peshawar City from 28 March to 20 May 2022 (1443 Hijri). Convenience Sampling was used and 115 students (58 male and 57 female) of 1 Year MBBS to Final Year MBBS were enrolled. Four readings of weight were taken, one before, two during, and one after Ramadan. A well-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to inquire about basic demographic characteristics, sleep patterns during Ramadan and normal routine, and family history of obesity. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS software and a repeated measures ANOVA test was used for drawing statistical conclusions.
A slight increase in the mean weight was observed during the second week of Ramadan while a loss of 0.4 kg occurred during the fourth week of Ramadan, F (1, 81) = 1777.55; p < 0.0001. The same pattern was observed for BMI, F (1, 81) = 2705.18; p < 0.0001. However, the weight and the BMI were regained in two to three weeks following Ramadan.
Ramadan offers a non-hazardous way of weight loss. Further studies across different geographical locations with larger sample sizes should be conducted to identify and quantify the association between weight and fasting and also to identify potential confounders.
确定禁食对公立医学院校医学生体重及最终对体重指数(BMI)的影响。
这是一项前瞻性分析研究,于2022年3月28日至5月20日(回历1443年)在白沙瓦市的一所公立医学院校进行。采用便利抽样法,纳入了115名从医学学士一年级到医学学士最后一年的学生(58名男性和57名女性)。在斋月前、斋月期间两次以及斋月后各测量一次体重。使用一份结构完善的自填式问卷询问基本人口统计学特征、斋月期间和正常日常的睡眠模式以及肥胖家族史。通过SPSS软件对收集到的数据进行分析,并使用重复测量方差分析检验得出统计结论。
在斋月的第二周观察到平均体重略有增加,而在斋月的第四周体重减轻了0.4千克,F(1, 81)= 1777.55;p < 0.0001。BMI也呈现相同模式,F(1, 81)= 2705.18;p < 0.0001。然而,斋月结束后的两到三周内体重和BMI又恢复到了之前的水平。
斋月提供了一种无害的减肥方式。应在不同地理位置进行更大样本量的进一步研究,以确定和量化体重与禁食之间的关联,并识别潜在的混杂因素。