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- Title
Effects of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular risk factors: a prospective observational study.
- Authors
Nematy, Mohsen; Alinezhad-Namaghi, Maryam; Mahdavi Rashed, Masoud; Mozhdehifard, Mostafa; Sania Sajjadi, Seyedeh; Akhlaghi, Saeed; Sabery, Maryam; Mohajeri, Seyed Amir R.; Shalaey, Neda; Moohebati, Mohsen; Norouzy, Abdolreza
- Abstract
Background: Previous research has shown that Ramadan fasting has beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors, however there are controversies. In the present study, the effect of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular risk factors has been investigated. Method: This is a prospective observational study that was carried out in a group of patients with at least one cardiovascular risk factor (including history of documented previous history of either coronary artery disease (CAD), metabolic syndrome or cerebro-vascular disease in past 10 y). Eighty two volunteers including 38 male and 44 female, aged 29–70 y, mean 54.0 ± 10 y, with a previous history of either coronary artery disease, metabolic syndrome or cerebro-vascular disease were recruited. Subjects attended the metabolic unit after at least 10 h fasting, before and after Ramadan who were been fasting for at least 10 days. A fasting blood sample was obtained, blood pressure was measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Lipids profile, fasting blood sugar (FBS) and insulin, homocysteine (hcy), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and complete blood count (CBC) were analyzed on all blood samples. Results: A significant improvement in 10 years coronary heart disease risk (based on Framingham risk score) was found (13.0 ± 8 before Ramadan and 10.8 ±7 after Ramadan, P <0.001, t test).There was a significant higher HDL-c, WBC, RBC and platelet count (PLT), and lower plasma cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-c, VLDL-c, systolic blood pressure, body mass index and waist circumference after Ramadan (P <0.05, t test). The changes in FBS, insulin, Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), hcy, hs-CRP and diastolic blood pressure before and after Ramadan were not significant (P >0.05, t test). Conclusions: This study shows a significant improvement in 10 years coronary heart disease risk score and other cardiovascular risk factors such as lipids profile, systolic blood pressure, weight, BMI and waist circumference in subjects with a previous history of cardiovascular disease.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; RAMADAN; CORONARY disease; BLOOD sugar; C-reactive protein; HOMOCYSTEINE; BLOOD pressure
- Publication
Nutrition Journal, 2012, Vol 11, p69
- ISSN
1475-2891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1475-2891-11-69