Table 2.

Multiple linear regression models for atherosclerosis and partial correlation adjusted by plasma triglycerides.

Statistical analyses	Significant parameters	Correlation coefficients	P value
(1) Body composition model1	None	0.06	0.12
(2) Plasma model2	(2a) Triglycerides	0.22	0.006
	(2b) Triglycerides and glycemia	0.25	0.01
(3) Liver model3	(3a) mtROS	0.23	0.035
	(3b) mtROS and liver triglycerides	0.28	0.047
Partial correlation adjusted by plasma triglycerides4	mtROS	0.56	0.047

Parameters tested in each model: ¹carcass fat and lean mass, visceral fat mass, and body weight; ²plasma glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, free fatty acids, LDLox antibodies, and TBARS; ³liver mass, hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride contents, and liver mitochondria ROS production; ⁴plasma cholesterol, plasma alkaline phosphatase, and liver mitochondria ROS production were tested after adjustment by plasma triglycerides.