ACE-I	angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
ARB	angiotensin II receptor blocker
ASA	acetylsalicylic acid
BMI	body mass index
CAD	coronary artery disease
CABG	coronary artery bypass grafting
CD163	cluster of differentiation 163
CXCL4	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 4
DASH	Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
DISCO-CT	Dietary Intervention to Stop Coronary Atherosclerosis in Computed Tomography
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ESC	European Society of Cardiology
FFQ	food frequency questionnaire
HDL-C	high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
hs-CRP	high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
IBM SPSS	International Business Machines Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
IL-6	interleukin-6
LDL-C	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
MACE	major adverse cardiovascular events
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MI	myocardial infarction
NHANES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
non-HDL-C	non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
PCI	percutaneous coronary intervention
RANTES	Regulated on Activation, Normal T Cells Expressed and Secreted
SAFA	saturated fatty acids
SMM	skeletal muscle mass
TBF	total body fat
TNF-α	tumour necrosis factor-alpha
VFA	visceral fat area