| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| ALP | Alkaline Phosphatase |
| ALT | Alanine Aminotransaminase |
| AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| CAP | College of American Pathologists |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| GGT | Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase |
| HbA1c | Hemoglobin A1c |
| HDL | High-Density Lipoprotein |
| IDF | International Diabetes Federation |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| KKUH | King Khalid University Hospital |
| LDL | Low-Density Lipoprotein |
| NAFLD | Nonalcoholic Fatty Fiver Disease |
| Q1–Q3 | First and third quartiles |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
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