Changes from baseline to followup for patients who had type 2 diabetes, completed preRamadan and postRamadan surveys and fasted ≥2 days during Ramadan
| Characteristic | Total population | Control group | Intervention group | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 774 | 259 | 515 | |
| Knowledge | ||||
| Hypoglycemic symptoms (0–5) | 0.06±1.2 | −0.14±1.1 | 0.16±1.2 | 0.0007 |
| Hyperglycemic symptoms (0–5) | 0.60±1.3 | 0.70±1.3 | 0.54±1.3 | 0.1139 |
| Actions when hypoglycemic (0–5) | 0.14±1.0 | 0.15±1.0 | 0.14±1.0 | 0.8301 |
| Frequency of glucose monitoring while fasting (missing=104) | <0.0001 | |||
| Decreased | 31 (5%) | 16 (9%) | 15 (3%) | |
| Stayed the same | 147 (22%) | 63 (34%) | 84 (17%) | |
| Increased | 492 (73%) | 107 (58%) | 385 (80%) | |
| Of those who increased monitoring… (n=492) | <0.0001 | |||
| Never→when symptomatic/1×/2× daily | 60 (12%) | 29 (27%) | 31 (8%) | |
| Only when symptomatic→1×/2× daily | 121 (25%) | 27 (25%) | 94 (24%) | |
| 1× daily→2× daily | 311 (63%) | 51 (48%) | 260 (68%) | |
| Weight (kg) (missing=19) | −2.1±5.9 | −0.5±4.6 | −2.9±6.4 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (missing=53) | −0.8±2.2 | −0.2±1.7 | −1.1±2.4 | <0.0001 |
| HbA1c (missing=43) | −0.5±1.2 | −0.1±1.3 | −0.7±1.1 | <0.0001 |
Data are expressed as mean change±SD or N (per cent).
BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin.