| PM | particulate matter |
| NO2 | nitrogen dioxide |
| NOx | nitrogen oxides |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| MAFLD | metabolic-associated fatty liver disease |
| MR | Mendelian randomization |
| UVMR | univariable Mendelian randomization |
| MVMR | multivariable Mendelian randomization |
| GWAS | Genome-Wide Association Study |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| IVs | instrumental variables |
| OR | odds ratio |
| CI | confidence interval |
| UKB | UK Biobank |
| MRC-IEU | UK Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit |
| EGCUT | Estonian Genome Center of the University of Tartu |
| STROBE-MR | Strengthening observational studies using Mendelian randomization |
| MR-RAPS | MR-Robust Adjusted Profile Score |
| MR-PRESSO | MR-Pleiotropy RESidual Sum and Outlier |
| mre-IVW/IVW-mre | multiplicative random-effects inverse variance weighting |