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SynthesisThe Indian journal of medical research2019

Effect of Ramadan fasting on glycaemic parameters & body mass index in type II diabetic patients: A meta-analysis.

Neriman Aydin, Seval Kul, Gülendam Karadağ, Suzan Tabur, Mustafa Araz

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Synthesis in The Indian journal of medical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Ramadan and Diabetes: A Narrative Review and Practice Update.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2020
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  8. Ramadan and Diabetes: A Narrative Review and Practice Update.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Neriman AydinDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Seval KulDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Gülendam KaradağDepartment of Public Health-Nursing School, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
Suzan TaburDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Mustafa ArazDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Gaziantep University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background & objectives: There has been an ongoing debate about the impact of Ramadan fasting (RF) on the health of these individuals who fast during Ramadan. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the relationship between RF and glycaemic parameters in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Methods: Search terms were decided and databases such as MEDLINE EBSCO, Google Scholar and EMBASE were searched for eligible studies. Standardized mean differences and 95 per cent confidence intervals (CIs) of post-prandial plasma glucose (PPG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycated haemoglobin (HbA Results: Of the 40 studies, 19 were found eligible for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Based on pooled results, significant reductions in FPG were found in single oral antidiabetics (OAD) [standardized weighted mean difference (SMD)=0.47, 95% CI=(0.20-0.74)], multi-OAD [SMD=0.36, 95% CI=(0.11-0.61)] and multitreatment subgroups [SMD=0.65, 95% CI=(0.03-1.27)] and overall [SMD=0.48, 95% CI=(0.27-0.70)]. Furthermore, HbA Interpretation & conclusions: The meta-analysis showed that RF was not associated with any significant negative effects on PPG and fructosamine levels. However, BMI and FPG and HbA

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