Table 3. Muscle force at 100 and 180 days in untreated and GC-treated mice.

Time(days)	Measurement	GC treated group		Untreated group		p-value fortreatment group
		N	Mean ± SEM	N	Mean ± SEM
∼100	Maximum force (mN)	20	319±12	20	260±12	0.027
	Specific force (kN/m2)	20	158±5	20	157±5	0.925
	EDL muscle mass (mg)	20	13.1±0.3	20	14.7±0.3	0.002
∼180	Maximum force (mN)	6	374±22	6	418±22	0.182
	Specific force (kN/m2)	6	192±12	6	200±12	0.640
	EDL muscle mass (mg)	6	12.8±0.3	6	13.6±0.3	0.072