Evaluate the collective function of references cited together in a given text segment.
Classify their combined role into one of the following categories: 'method', 'background', or 'result'.

Text:These results, together with previous findings [49], indicate that adiponectin and its receptors, especially ADIPOR2, play an important role in regulating fasting plasma triglyceride levels, and that they could have a potential role in VLDL metabolism.
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