| AKI | Acute Kidney Injury |
| AUMC | Ajou University Medical Center |
| AT | As-Treated |
| ATMs | Atorvastatin Active Metabolites |
| CDM | Common Data Model |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| FeederNet | Federated E-health Big Data for Evidence Renovation Network in Korea |
| GNUH | Gyeongsang National University Hospital |
| HDL-C | High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| ITT | Intention-To-Treat |
| KDH | Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital |
| KHMC | Kyunghee Medical Center |
| KHNMC | Kyunghee University Hospital at Gangdong |
| KWMC | Kangwon National University Hospital |
| LDL-C | Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| MACE | Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MJH | Myongji Hospital |
| OMOP-CDM | Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model |
| OHDSI | Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics |
| PAD | Peripheral Arterial Disease |
| PSM | Propensity Score Matching |
| PNUH | Pusan National University Hospital |
| SCHBC | Soonchunhyang University Hospital at Bucheon |
| SCHCA | Soonchunhyang University Hospital at Cheonan |
| sdLDL | Small Dense Low-density Lipoprotein |
| VLDL | Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein |