Table 3. General estimation equation analyses.
Relationships between health factors and body condition, FGM, and testosterone in captive Asian elephant bulls (n = 13) in Thailand tourist camps.
| Factors | BCS | FGM | Testosterone | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | Beta | P value | Intercept | beta | P value | Intercept | beta | P value | |
| TC (mg/dL) | 33.47 | 1.610 | 0.270 | 38.88 | 0.013 | 0.110 | 39.66 | 0.146 | 0.350 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 1.87 | 9.280 | 0.009 | 29.09 | 0.101 | 0.009 | 26.93 | -0.155 | 0.570 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 9.97 | 0.863 | 0.379 | 9.97 | 0.033 | <0.001 | 11.21 | 0.311 | 0.002 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 24.63 | 0.961 | 0.500 | 29.68 | -0.011 | 0.750 | 29.38 | 0.021 | 0.870 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 13.36 | 8.040 | 0.090 | 79.01 | 0.114 | 0.005 | 84.23 | 0.517 | 0.360 |
| Fructosamine (mM) | 0.60 | -0.008 | 0.390 | 0.58 | -2.69-e5 | 0.680 | 0.577 | 0.001 | 0.270 |
| Insulin (ng/mL) | 0.01 | 0.314 | 0.300 | 0.28 | 0.004 | 0.200 | 0.37 | 0.024 | 0.320 |
| G:I | 776.00 | -189.000 | 0.015 | 348.33 | -1.177 | 0.130 | 307.42 | -13.090 | 0.016 |
BCS = body condition score; FGM = fecal glucocorticoid metabolites; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglycerides; HDL = high density lipoproteins; LDL = low density lipoproteins; G:I = glucose to insulin ratio.