Table 2.
Muscle fiber type proportion analysis after 40 days of N‐3 supplementation associated or not with dexamethasone on the last 10 days. The Mann‐Whitney test was used (n = 5 per group)
| Muscle fiber proportion | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 | P value | Type 2A | P value | Type 2B | P value | |
| CT | 12,83% | P = 0.0043** vs DX1.25+N‐3 | 27,17% | P = 0.0087** vs N‐3 P = 0.0260* vs DX1.25+N‐3 P = 0.0023** vs DX2.5 | 60,00% | P = 0.0022** vs N‐3 P = 0.0043** vs DX1.25+N‐3 |
| N‐3 | 5,77% | ‐ | 17,79% | ‐ | 76,44% | ‐ |
| DX1.25 | 12,18% | ‐ | 26,50% | P = 0.0006** vs DX2.5 | 61,32% | ‐ |
| DX1.25+N‐3 | 2,90% | P = 0.0152* vs DX1.25 | 20,57% | P = 0.0411* vs DX1.25 | 76,53% | P = 0.0043** vs DX1.25 |
| DX2.5 | 10,52% | ‐ | 34,56% | ‐ | 54,92% | ‐ |
| DX2.5+N‐3 | 9,63% | ‐ | 25,38% | P = 0.0087** vs DX2.5 | 64,99% | ‐ |