AGEs	Advanced glycation end products
BH4	Tetrahydrobiopterin
BMI	Body mass index
BPdias	Diastolic blood pressure
BPsys	Systolic blood pressure
Ca	Total calcium
CI	Confidence interval
CV	Coefficient of variation
D	Dyslipidaemic
DBW	Dry body weight
DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
EAS	European Atherosclerosis Society
ECs	Endothelial cells
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ESA	Erythropoietin stimulating agent
ESC	European Society of Cardiology
ESRD	End-stage renal disease
F	Female
FPG	Fasting plasma glucose
HbA1c	Glycated haemoglobin
HD	Haemodialysis
HDL-chol	High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HgB	Haemoglobin
HOMA-IR	Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
HP	Hyperphosphataemia
hsCRP	High-sensitivity c-reactive protein
Ht	Haematocrit
K/DOQI	Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
LDL-chol	Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
M	Male
MAP	Mean arterial pressure
NO	Nitric oxide
Non-HDL-chol	Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
P	Inorganic phosphorus
PLT	Platelets
PP	Pulse pressure
PTH	Parathyroid hormone
RBCs	Red blood cells
Tchol	Total cholesterol
TG	Triglycerides
WBCs	White blood cells