| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| CLIA | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
| ESPEN | European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism |
| FFM | Fat-Free Mass |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| ICC | Intraclass Correlation Coefficient |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| LOS | Length of Stay |
| MAR | Missing At Random |
| MV | Mechanical Ventilation |
| REE | Resting Energy Expenditure |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SEM | Standard Error of the Mean |
| SOFA | Sequential Organ Failure Assessment |