Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 3 Kidney results

From: Eicosapentaenoic acid/docosahexaenoic acid 1:1 ratio improves histological alterations in obese rats with metabolic syndrome

		Glomerulosclerosis	Atrophy				Thyroidization
		Presence	Absence	Light	Middle	Marked	Absence	Light	Middle	Marked
WISTAR	EPA:DHA 1:1	0^a	100	0	0	0	100^a	0	0	0
	EPA:DHA 2:1	14.29	85.71	0	14.29	0	71.43^b	14.29	14.29	14.29
	EPA:DHA 1:2	0	100	0	0	0	100^c	0	0	0
SHROB	EPA:DHA 1:1	71.43^a	100	0	0	0	0^a	57.14	28.57	14.29
	EPA:DHA 2:1	57.14	71.43	28.57	0	0	0^b	57.14	14.29	28.57
	EPA:DHA 1:2	42.86	85.71	0	14.29	0	0^c	57.14	14.29	28.57

The data are expressed as frequency. The same letters in different strains mean significant statistical differences.
Glomerulosclerosis: p = 0.005^a.
Thyroidization: p = 0.003^a, p = 0.032^b, p = 0.005^c.

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