| AP | Attributable proportion due to interaction |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CRF | Cardiorespiratory fitness |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| DAG | Directed acyclic graph |
| DII | Dietary Inflammatory Index |
| DKD | Diabetic kidney disease |
| E-DII | Energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| hs-CRP | High-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| METs | Metabolic equivalents |
| MVPA | Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PhenoAgeAccel | Phenotypic age acceleration |
| RERI | Relative excess risk due to interaction |
| SANRA | Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles |
| SI | Synergy index |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| VO2max | Maximal oxygen uptake |
| VO2peak | Peak oxygen uptake |