| MASLD | Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| MetALD | MASLD and increased alcohol intake |
| MAFLD | Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease |
| MASH | Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis |
| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| GFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
| e-GFR | Estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| m-GFR | Measured glomerular filtration rate |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| ALD | Alcoholic liver disease |
| SLD | Steatotic liver disease |
| PPAR-γ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma |
| TM6SF2 | Transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 |
| MBOAT7 | Membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing 7 |
| GCKR | Glucokinase regulator |
| PNPLA3 | Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 gene |
| TMAO | Trimethylamine-N-oxide |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| TNF-α | Tumour necrosis factor-alpha |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| FLI | Fatty liver index |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases—tenth revision |
| UACR | Urinary albumin-creatinine ratio |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| RR | Relative risk |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| ANGPTL8 | Angiopoietin-like protein 8 |
| RAAS | Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NF-KB | Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| PAI-1 | Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |