| aBMD | areal Bone Mineral Density |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| BMD | Bone Mineral Density |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| DXA | Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry |
| ERα | Estrogen Receptor α |
| ERβ | Estrogen Receptor β |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| HR-pQCT | High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography |
| MrOS | Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| RANKL | Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SERM | Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator |
| vBMD | volumetric Bone Mineral Density |
| WHI | Women’s Health Initiative |