Catecholamine levels in a Ramadan fasting model in rats: a case control study

Figures & data

Table 1. Comparison of blood catecholamines.

			Test statistics*
Blood levels	Fasting Median (min–max)	Control Median (min–max)	U	Z	p	r**
Dopamine [ng/L]	337.126 (157.207−608.149)	138.723 (101.524−251.824)	17.0	−2.495	0.013	0.56
Adrenaline [ng/L]	13025.839 (6834.155−21787.055)	8580.966 (5124.206−14633.425)	36.0	−1.058	0.290	0.24
Nonadrenaline [ng/L]	7588.572 (1638.916−14667.067)	3781.430 (2479.220−10082.690)	39.0	−0.832	0.406	0.19

*Mann–Whitney U test.

** Effect size.

Table 2. Comparison of urine catecholamines.

			Test statistics*
Urine levels	Fasting Median (min–max)	Control Median (min–max)	U	Z	p	r**
Dopamine [µg/L]	69.520 (58.988−102.148)	40.900 (28.511−83.462)	26.0	−1.551	0.121	0.36
Adrenaline [µg/L]	23.916 (8.708−40.538)	18.679 (10.452−30.155)	38.0	−0.572	0.568	0.13
Noradrenaline [µg/L]	28.842 (15.536−83.163)	17.526 (11.645−56.492)	30.0	−1.225	0.221	0.28

*Mann–Whitney U test.

** Effect size.

Figure 1. Blood and urine dopamine concentrations in the fasting group and the control group.

Figure 2. Blood and urine adrenaline concentrations in the fasting group and the control group.

Figure 3. Blood and urine noradrenaline concentrations in the fasting group and the control group.