| AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ACCORD-Lipid study | Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD)-Lipid study |
| ACS | Acyl-CoA synthase |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| Apo | Apolipoprotein |
| ASCVD | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| BIP study | Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention study |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| eGFR | Estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| FGF21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FIELD study | Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes study |
| GP-HPLC | Gel-permeation high-performance liquid chromatography |
| γ-GT | Gamma-glutamyl transferase |
| HDL-C | High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol |
| HHS | Helsinki Heart Study |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance |
| IAS | International Atherosclerosis Society |
| JAS | Japan Atherosclerosis Society |
| LDL-C | Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| MRE | Magnetic resonance elastography |
| MRI-PDFF | MRI-estimated proton density fat fraction |
| NAFLD | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| PBC | Primary biliary cholangitis |
| PCSK9 | Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 |
| PPAR α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |
| PROMINENT | Pemafibrate to Reduce Cardiovascular Outcomes by Reducing Triglycerides in Patients with Diabetes |
| RemL-C | Remnant lipoprotein-cholesterol |
| R3i Foundation | Residual Risk Reduction Initiative (R3i) Foundation |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| VLDL | Very-low-density lipoprotein |