| FPG | fasting plasma glucose |
| HbA1c | glycated haemoglobin |
| OGTT | oral glucose-tolerance test |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| SNK-q | Student-Newman-Keuls-q test |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| TG | triglyceride |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| GLU | glucose |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |