| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CEIMR | Regional Research Ethics Committee on Medicines of Madrid |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CKD-EPI | Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration |
| CMBD | Hospital discharge records |
| DPP-4 | dipeptidyl peptidase-4 |
| eGFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
| EMRs | Electronic medical records |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide 1 |
| HT | Hypertension |
| INDEF | National Death Index of the Ministry of Health |
| PAD | Peripheral arterial disease |
| RAAS | Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SGLT2 | Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| uACR | Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio |