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.