BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 14, 2024

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are among the most prevalent and preventable chronic in 21st century The global burden of disease: 2004 update. Report Sections. A person's risk developing CVD can be reduced by adopting healthy lifestyles, spiritual religious practices American Heart Association Life's Simple 7 African Americans Jackson Study. Fasting as a practice is not exempted from these benefits. Most world's religions recommend period fasting. obligatory Ramadan fasting Islam may provide an interesting opportunity to reduce food intake increase physical activity. main objective this study investigate effect on cardiovascular factors adult Muslims. was pre/post-test single arm intervention conducted at staff clinic Family Medicine department, AKTH, Northwest, Nigeria. Kano. recruited adults 18yrs above any medications that affect metabolic profiles consecutively two weeks before 2018 last week same year. questionnaire included information sociodemographic, clinical parameters Lifestyle pattern. Thirty volunteers were study, 25 males (83.3%) 5 females (16.7%). mean age 38.23 ± 6.35(SD). Twenty-five participants married with 4 singles (13.3%) 1 divorcee (3.3%). During fasting, weight (67.90 11.61 versus 66.53 12.13 4th p-value < 0.002) Body Mass Index (22.89 3.63 22.38 3.64 systolic blood pressure (120.33 19.91versus 115.33 14.32 0.003) significantly compared baseline. waist circumference, pulse rate, sugar cholesterol but statistically significant. result suggested useful means reducing diseases, improved associated translate into significant health benefit.

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