| 4D | Die Deutsche Diabetes Dialyse Studie |
| ASCVD | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| AURORA | A Study to Evaluate the Use of Rosuvastatin in Subjects on Regular Hemodialysis: An Assessment of Survival and Cardiovascular Events |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| eGFR | Estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| ESKD | End-stage kidney disease |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision |
| LDL-C | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| NHIS | National Health Insurance Service |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| SHARP | Study of Heart and Renal Protection |
| TG | Triglyceride |