Nutritional, Sleep, and Quality-of-Life Changes During Ramadan Fasting, 282 Participants

282 healthy adults were studied in a prospective longitudinal comparative study, with data collected one week before, in the middle, at the end, and two weeks after Ramadan. The dataset, authored by Eftal Geçgil Demir and last updated in May 2026, compares fasting and non-fasting groups on body weight, dietary intake, daytime sleepiness, physical activity, and quality of life.

Use Cases

• Analyzing changes in total energy and macronutrient intake across Ramadan phases based on dietary intake data mentioned in the description
• Modeling the relationship between fasting status and daytime sleepiness scores based on Epworth Sleepiness Scale assessments
• Comparing physical activity levels between fasting and non-fasting groups before, during, and after Ramadan
• Investigating differences in quality-of-life domains, such as physical and emotional role functioning, using SF-36 scores

Strengths

• Prospective longitudinal design with data collected at four distinct time points
• Comparative study of 282 participants divided into fasting and non-fasting groups
• Measures multiple interrelated health and lifestyle factors: nutrition, sleep, activity, and quality of life

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is stored in a 99.0 KB PDF file, which may require extraction for analysis

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Prospective longitudinal comparative study with data collected via assessments at four phases relative to Ramadan.

Time Range

Data collection occurred one week before, in the middle, at the end, and two weeks after Ramadan.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 05:30:40; freshness should be verified

Geography

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