| Abbreviation | Definition |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| BIA | Bioelectrical impedance analysis |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| ETDRS | Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study |
| HbA1c | Glycated hemoglobin |
| ICW | Intracellular water |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| ISAK-II | International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (level 2) |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PCA | Principal-component analysis |
| PhA | Phase angle |
| ROC | Receiver-operating characteristic |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SMM | Skeletal muscle mass |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| STROBE | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| VFA | Visceral fat area |