| ABPM | Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring |
| ASCVD | Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| BW | Body Weight |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| DASH | Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension |
| DBP | Diastolic Blood Pressure |
| DII | Dietary Inflammatory Index |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| EH | Essential Hypertension |
| ESH | European Society of Hypertension |
| HC | Hip Circumference |
| HDL | High Density Lipoprotein |
| HRS | Hellenic Risk Score |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| ILT | Intensive Lifestyle Treatment |
| LDL | Low Density Lipoprotein |
| MedDiet | Mediterranean Diet |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated Fatty Acids |
| Na | Sodium |
| PA | Physical Activity |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| SBP | Systolic Blood Pressure |
| SFA | Saturated Fatty Acids |
| TC | Total Cholesterol |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| UC | Usual Care |
| WC | Waist Circumference |