Impact of Ramadan fasting on kidney function and related outcomes in chronic kidney disease and kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ramadan fasting is an Islamic religious practice involving abstinence from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Its consequences on kidney-relevant outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney transplant recipients remain unclear.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched up to 18 September 2023.

Eligibility criteria

We included observational studies among non-dialysis CKD and kidney transplant recipients who fasted during Ramadan and examined changes in kidney function.

Data extraction and synthesis

Standardised methods were used by two independent reviewers to screen, select and extract data. Outcomes

SUBMITTER: Bello AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580238 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature