Table 1 Summary of the brown bears used in the study and their individual physiological parameters.

From: Hibernating brown bears are protected against atherogenic dyslipidemia

ID

Sex

Year

Body mass (kg)

Body temperature (°C)

Tissues

Analyses

Summer

Winter

Summer

Winter

Summer

Winter

0825

F

2011

47.0

58.0

40.5

34.7

P M

P

LM/IF

0904

F

2011

72.0

57.0

37.3

34.1

P M

P M

LM/IF

0908

M

2011

51.0

58.0

39.9

33.4

P M

P M

LM/IF

1004

M

2011

22.0

21.0

39.2

 < 32.0

P

P M

LM/IF

1011

F

2012

59.0

56.0

40.8

34.2

P M

P M

LP/AR/IF

1015

M

2011

27.0

25.0

38.6

33.1

P

LM/LP/AR/IF

1017

F

2011

28.0

35.0

39.2

36.2

P M

P M

LM/IF

1017

F

2012

55.5

56.3

39.3

35.8

P

LP/AR/IF

1104

F

2012

29.0

30.2

39.4

 < 32.0

P

P

LP/AR/IF

1104

F

2013

57.0

52.0

39.4

32.1

P

P M

LP/AR/OS/IF

1105

F

2013

60.0

55.0

39.4

 < 32.0

P

P M

LP/AR/OS/IF

1110

F

2013

58.0

53.0

40.0

35.1

P M

P M

LP/AR/OS/IF

1202

M

2013

48.0

48.0

41.0

33.5

P M

P M

LP/AR/OS/IF

1204

M

2013

38.0

40.0

40.9

32.2

P M

P M

LP/AR/OS/IF

1207

M

2013

64.5

54.0

39.1

32.7

P M

P M

LP/AR/OS/IF

1209

F

2013

27.0

30.0

40.7

32.9

P M

P M

LP/AR/OS/IF

  1. We applied linear mixed-effects models to test for the effect of season (fixed variable) on the different lipoproteins, lipid groups, enzymatic activities, inflammatory processes, antiradical resistance, and oxidative stress markers (predicted variables) in each tissue, i.e. muscle tissue (‘M’), and blood plasma (‘P’). Bear’s ID was included as random effect for taking repeated measurements among animals into account.
  2. LP Lipoproteins, LM Lipidomics, AR Blood Antiradical Resistance (KRL Test), IF Inflammatory Processes, OS Oxidative Stress.