| MASLD | Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease |
| TL | Telomere length |
| LTL | Leukocyte telomere length |
| HTL | Hepatic telomere length |
| TERT | Telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| MASH | Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| GGT | Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance |
| qPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| QFIA | Quantitative fluorescence imaging analysis |
| OLS | Ordinary least squares |
| VIF | Variance inflation factor |
| GLM | Generalized linear model |
| log-TL | Natural logarithm of TL in kb per human diploid genome |
| log-T/S | Natural logarithm of telomere/single copy gene ratio |
| WC | Waist circumference |
| SGA | Small for their gestational age |
| AGA | Appropriate for their gestational age |
| LGA | Large for their gestational age |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |