| ACR | Albumin-to-creatinine ratio |
| AIx | Augmentation index |
| AIx75 | Augmentation index corrected to a heart rate of 75 bpm |
| ARIC | Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities |
| AVR | Arterio/venous ratio |
| CMI | Cardio-metabolic index |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| CRAE | Central retinal artery equivalent |
| CRVE | Central retinal vein equivalent |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| DPTI | Diastolic pressure time index |
| MAU | Microalbuminuria |
| FPG | Fasting plasma glucose |
| IFG | Impaired fasting glucose |
| IGT | Impaired glucose tolerance |
| LASCA | Laser speckle contrast analysis |
| LDF | Laser–Doppler flowmetry |
| OxyP | Peak blood oxygen saturation |
| PORH | Post-occlusive reactive hyperemia |
| PU | Perfusion units |
| ROIs | Regions of interest |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| SPTI | Systolic pressure time index |
| SEVR | Subendocardial viability ratio |
| TOD | Target organ damage |