| AASK | African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AGAT | L-arginine amino transferase |
| Arg | Arginine |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BIA | Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CI | Creatinine index |
| CK | Creatine kinase |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CKD-EPI | Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration |
| Cr | Creatinine |
| CrCl | Creatinine clearance |
| Crn | Creatine |
| CysC | Cystatin C |
| Da | Dalton |
| DTG | Dolutegravir |
| DEXA | Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry |
| eGFR | Estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| ECW | Extracellular fluid |
| ESPMT | N-ethyl-N-sulfopropyl-m-toluidine |
| FFM | Fat-free mass |
| GFR | Estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| GAA | Guanidinoacetic acid |
| GAMT | S-adenosyl-L-methionine methyltransferase |
| Gly | Glycine |
| GFRcys | Estimated glomerular filtration rate from cystatin C |
| GFRcr | Estimated glomerular filtration rate from creatinine |
| GFRcr-cys | Estimated glomerular filtration rate from creatinine and cystatin C |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| ICW | Intracellular fluid |
| kDa | Kilodalton |
| KDIGO | Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes |
| KDOQI | Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative |
| LBM | Lean body mass |
| MATE1 | Multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 1 |
| MATE2-K | Kidney-specific multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 2 |
| MDRD | Modification of diet in renal disease |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NGAL | Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| OAT2 | Organic anion transporter 2 |
| OAT3 | Organic anion transporter 3 |
| OCT2 | Organic cation transporter 2 |
| OCT3 | Organic cation transporter 3 |
| PD | Peritoneal dialysis |
| SAM | S-adenosylmethionine |
| SCr | Serum creatinine |
| TBW | Total body water |
| TDF | Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate |
| UCr | Urinary creatinine concentration |
| UCrE | Urinary creatinine excretion |
| UK Biobank | UK Biobank Health Database |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| μM | Micromolar |