| CHINA-DII | China Dietary Inflammatory Index |
| DII | Dietary Inflammatory Index |
| PLS | Partial Least Squares |
| FFQ | Food frequency questionnaire |
| hs-CRP | High-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| 95%CI | 95% confidence interval |
| DQI | Diet Quality Index |
| HEI | Healthy Eating Index |
| DBI | Diet Balance Index |
| CNKI | China National Knowledge Infrastructure |
| WM | Weighted mean |
| I 2 | Inconsistency index |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| M | Median |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |