| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette |
| ASCVD | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GLP-RA | Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| NOS | Newcastle-Ottawa Scale |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| SGLT2 | Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TC | Total cholesterol |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| VLDL | Very-low-density lipoprotein |