| ACEI | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors |
| ADMA | asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| ANCOVA | analysis of covariance |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| DDAH-1 | type 1 dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| HDL | high-density lipoproteins |
| HO-1 | type 1 heme oxygenase |
| LDL | low-density lipoproteins |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PPI | proton pump inhibitors |
| PRMTs-I | type I protein-arginine N-methyltransferases |
| SD | standard deviation |