ALT	alanine aminotransferase
antiTG	anti-thyroglobulin antibodies
antiTPO	anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies
ARI	Adjusted Rand Index
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
BIC	Bayesian information criterion
BMI	body mass index
FT4	free thyroxine
GGM	Gaussian graphical model
GMM	Gaussian mixture model
HDL	high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
IHD	intermediate hepatic-dominant
IQR	interquartile range
IR	insulin resistance
LDL	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LPA	latent profile analysis
MP	metabolically preserved phenotype
MetS	metabolic syndrome
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
PCA	principal component analysis
SIRD	severe insulin-resistance-dominant
STROBE	Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
TG	triglycerides
TSH	thyroid-stimulating hormone
TyG	triglyceride–glucose index