Fig. 4

Measurement of mtDNAn in individuals with normal lipid levels and dyslipidemia. a, b the fasting plasma triglyceride (a) and mtDNAn (b) in individuals with normal triglyceride (NT) and high triglyceride (HT), with the cutoff point set at 150 mg/dL; n = 10–30. c, d the fasting plasma cholesterol (c) and mtDNAn (d) in individuals with normal cholesterol (NC) and high cholesterol (HC), with the cutoff point set at 200 mg/dL; n = 12–28. e, f the fasting plasma VLDL (e) and mtDNAn (f) in individuals with normal VLDL (n-VLDL) and high VLDL (h-VLDL), with the cutoff point set at 32 mg/dL; n = 9–31. ***p < 0.0001; NS, not significant