| AASI | ambulatory arterial stiffness index |
| ABPM | ambulatory blood pressure monitoring |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CBT-I | cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia |
| cIMT | carotid intima–media thickness |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| ECG | electrocardiography |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| HBPM | home blood pressure monitoring |
| HMOD | hypertension-mediated organ damage |
| HOMA-IR | homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance |
| HPA | hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (axis) |
| HRV | heart rate variability |
| hsCRP | high-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| ipRGC | intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell |
| LF/HF | low-frequency/high-frequency ratio |
| LV | left ventricular |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MT1 | melatonin receptor type 1 |
| MT2 | melatonin receptor type 2 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PPG | photoplethysmography |
| PWV | pulse wave velocity |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SANRA | Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles |
| SCN | suprachiasmatic nucleus |