2 h PG	2 h plasma glucose
ACR	Albumin to creatinine ratio
AER	Albumin excretion rate
AGEs	Advanced glycation end products
Angpt-2	Angiopoietin-2
CCL	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
CIMT	Carotid intimal thickness
Cr	Creatinine
DNE	Diabetic nephropathy
DNU	Diabetic neuropathy
DR	Diabetic retinopathy
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
eGFR	Estimated glomerular filtration rate
FBG	Fasting blood glucose
HbA1c	Glycosylated hemoglobin A1c
HDL	High density lipoprotein
HG	Hyperglycemia
hs-CRP	High-sensitivity C-reactive protein
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
IGF-I	Insulin-like growth factor I
IL	Interleukin
KIM-1	Urinary kidney injury molecule-1
KL	Klotho
LDL	Low density lipoprotein
L-FABP	Liver-type fatty acid binding protein
LRG1	Leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein 1
MAU	Microalbuminuria
MCP	Membrane cofactor protein
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MK	Midkine
MPO	Myeloperoxidase
MYD88	Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NAU	Normoalbuminuria
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NGAL	Neutrophil-gelatinase-associated lipocalin
NGAL/Cr	NGAL/creatinine ratio
NLR	Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio
NT-proBNP	N-terminal-pro B-type natriuretic peptide
OS	Oxidative stress
PLR	Platelet/lymphocyte ratio
RBP	Retinol binding protein
RI	Renal resistance
sCysC	Cystatin-C
SII	Systemic immune-inflammatory index
SIRI	Systemic inflammation response index
suPAR	Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor
T1DM	Type 1 diabetes mellitus
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor-β1
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
UCAR	Urinary albumin/creatinine ratio
uCypA	Cyclophilin-A
uCypA/Cr	uCypA/creatinine ratio
YKL-40	Chitinase-3-like protein 1
β-NAG	N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase