| CI | Confidence interval |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| ECL | Electrochemiluminescence |
| eGFR | Estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| ESS | Euthyroid sick syndrome |
| GFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
| GLMM | Generalized linear mixed model |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| IRMA | Immunoradiometric assay |
| JBI | Joanna Briggs Institute |
| KRT | Kidney replacement therapy |
| NR | Not recoverable |
| NTI | Non-thyroidal illness |
| PD | Peritoneal dialysis |
| PI | Prediction interval |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PROSPERO | International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews |
| RIA | Radioimmunoassay |
| REML | Restricted maximum likelihood |
| SCH | Subclinical hypothyroidism |
| T3 | Triiodothyronine |
| T4 | Thyroxine |
| TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone |