Medical Science
Volume 24, Issue 104, July - August, 2020
Diabetes and lipid profile fluctuations associated with Ramadan fasting among Saudi Stroke’s patients
Saleh Hadi Alharbi1, Abdulrahman Obaid Alharbi2, Azhar Khalid Mahrous1, Ahmed Hameed Alreshidi3, Jaser Sultan Alshamari3, Dhari Abdulkarim Alquwaiay3, Wael Saleh Alanazi3, Abdulaziz Muflih Alghaithi3, Abdulrahman Sulaiman Altoraifi3, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed3,4♦
1Department of Medicine, Alimam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia
3College of Medicine, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
4Department of Histopathology and Cytology, FMLS, University of Khartoum, Sudan
♦Corresponding author
College of Medicine, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia;
Email: hussaingad5@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Background: Stroke is a major health problem in Saudi Arabia, due to an increasing state of its risk factors such as hypertension and
obesity. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess diabetes and lipid profile fluctuations associated with Ramadan fasting among
Saudi Stroke patients. Methodology: In the present study, data denoting to 61 Saudi stroke patients were retrospectively recovered
from King Khalid hospital (records), Hail, Northern Saudi Arabia. Data relating to patients attended during the period from April
2019 to June 2019. The sample included two months (Shaban (non-fasting) and Ramadan (fasting)) a full coverage sample. Results:
Out of the 61 patients, 35(57%) were non-fasting and 26(43%) were fasting. High glucose level was found in 36/61(59%) of the
patients, of whom 20/35(57%) were females and 16/26(62%) were males. Low and high cholesterol levels were seen in 29/42(69%)
(17/35(49%) females & 12/26(46%) males) and 8/42(19%) (6/35(17%) females & 2/26 (8%) males), respectively. Conclusion: Though
Ramadan fasting showed a relative decrease in the incidence of stroke, improvement of blood glucose, and lipid profile, none of
these factors showed a statistically significant correlation with fasting.
Keywords: Stroke, Ramadan, Saudi Arabia, Cholesterol, Lipid, blood glucose
Medical Science, 2020, 24(104), 2172-2179
