Correlation between Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen and Severity of Atherosclerosis

Table 2

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

Statistical analyses	Significant parameters	Correlation coefficients	value
() Body composition model^1	None	0.06	0.12
() Plasma model^2	(2a) Triglycerides	0.22	0.006
	(2b) Triglycerides and glycemia	0.25	0.01
() Liver model^3	(3a) mtROS	0.23	0.035
	(3b) mtROS and liver triglycerides	0.28	0.047
Partial correlation adjusted by plasma triglycerides^4	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.