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ArticleAmerican journal of men's health2018

The Effects of Ramadan Intermittent Fasting (RIF) on Spirometric Data of Stable COPD Patients: A Pilot Study.

Hajer Zouari, Imed Latiri, Mohamed Mahjoub, Mohamed Boussarsar, Mohamed Benzarti, Ahmed Abdelghani, Helmi Ben Saad

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Article in American journal of men's health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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  7. Does Ramadan Fasting Affect Spirometric Data of Healthy Adolescents?Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2019
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  11. Patient Care During Ramadan: A Narrative Review.Health services research and managerial epidemiology
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7 authors.

Hajer Zouari1 Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia.
Imed Latiri1 Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia.
Mohamed Mahjoub2 Department of Hospital Hygiene, Farhat HACHED University Hospital in Sousse, Tunisia.
Mohamed Boussarsar3 Medical Intensive Care Unit, Farhat HACHED University Hospital in Sousse, Tunisia.
Mohamed Benzarti5 Pulmonary Department, Farhat HACHED University Hospital in Sousse, Tunisia.
Ahmed Abdelghani4 Research Laboratory LR14ES05: interaction of the cardiorespiratory system, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia.
Helmi Ben Saad1 Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

No previous study has raised the effects of RIF on lung function data of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The objective of the present study was to assess the effects of RIF on spirometric data measured in male patients with a stable COPD. Sixteen patients with stable COPD (mean ± SD of age: 64 ± 7 years) who fasted during Ramadan volunteered to the study. Three sessions (Before-R, End-R, and After-R) were selected for spirometry tests that were consistently performed 2.5-4.5 hr before fasting break. Assessment sessions comprised: forced vital capacity (FVC), 1st s forced expiratory volume (FEV

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Anniversaries and Special EventsFastingPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesHumansIslamMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsRespiratory Function TestsSpirometryTunisiachronic obstructive pulmonary diseasefastinglung function datarespiratory diseasesummer

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