ABI	Ankle–brachial index
AHA	American Heart Association
AU	Agatston unit
CAC-score	Coronary Artery Calcification score
CAD	Coronary artery disease
CCA	Common carotid artery
CCTA	Cardiac computed tomography angiography
ESC	European Society of Cardiology
FMD	Flow-mediated dilation
HU	Hounsfield unit
ICA	Internal carotid artery
IMT-L-bifurcation	Thickness of the intima–media complex at the bifurcation of the left carotid artery
IMT-L-20 mm	Thickness of the intima–media complex at a distance of 20 mm from the bifurcation of the left carotid artery
IMT-P-bifurcation	Thickness of the intima–media complex at the bifurcation of the right carotid artery
IMT-P-20 mm	Thickness of the intima–media complex at a distance of 20 mm from the bifurcation of the right carotid artery
IMT	Intima–media thickness
MPI	Myocardial perfusion imaging
PC 1	Principal component 1
PC 2	Principal component 2
PCA	Principal Component Analysis
qq diagram	Quantile–quantile diagram