| As | Arsenic |
| BKMR | Bayesian kernel machine regression |
| Cd | Cadmium |
| Co | Cobalt |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| Cr | Chromium |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| Cu | Copper |
| CVD/CVDs | Cardiovascular Disease/s |
| F2-IsoPs | F2-isoprostanes |
| GSH | glutathione |
| Hg | Mercury |
| hs-CRP | high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| sICAM-1 | Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| KNHANES | Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattract-ant protein-1 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction. |
| Mn | Manganese |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κ-gene binding |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NLRP3 | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor containing pyrin domain 3 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| PAI-1 | Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 |
| Pb | Lead |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| suPAR | Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor |
| TBARs | Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TMMs | Toxic metals and metalloids |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| sVCAM-1 | Soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WQS | Weighted Quantile Sum |
| Zn | Zinc |
| 8-iso-PGF2α | 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine |