Figure 4.

Relative importance analysis demonstrating the percentage contribution of changes in various metabolic parameters to reduction (delta, Δ) in A, plasma TG area under the curve (AUC); B, plasma remnant‐like particle cholesterol (RLP‐C) AUC; C, triglyceride‐rich lipoprotein cholesterol (TRL‐C); and D, plasma apoCIII AUC. Height of bar shows the absolute percentage contribution, calculated using an average of four different methods (see the Material and Methods section). Variables to be included in the regression model were chosen based on hypothesized physiological relevance to the trait of interest. Exclusion of Matsuda index in favour of HOMA2‐IR did not significantly affect the results