| NHIC | National Health Insurance Corporation |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| HDL | High-Density Lipoprotein |
| LDL | Low-Density Lipoprotein |
| SCr | Serum Creatinine |
| AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
| ALT | Alanine Aminotransferase |
| GGT | γ-glutamyltransferase |
| eGFR | Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| CKD-EPI | Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration |
| SD | Standard Deviations |
| IQR | Interquartile Ranges |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| SIR | Standardized Incidence Ratio |
| CI | Confidence Intervals |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| Ang II | Angiotensin II |
| ACE | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme |