1,25(OH)2D	1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
BMC	bone mineral content
BMD	bone mineral density
BMI	body mass index
BV/TV	bone volume/total volume
C/EBPα	CCAAT-enhancer binding protein α
CTX	C-terminal telopeptide of type-1 collagen
DEXA	dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
FN-BMD	femoral neck bone mineral density
HDL	high density lipoprotein
HF	high-fat
HFHC	high-fat high-cholesterol
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor-1
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
IL-6	interleukin-6
LDL	low density lipoprotein
MetS	metabolic syndrome
NaCl	sodium chloride
OPG	osteoprotegerin
PINP	amino-terminal propeptide of type-1 collagen
PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
PTH	parathyroid hormone
RANK	receptor activator of NF-κB
RANKL	receptor activator of NF-κB ligand
Runx2	runt-related transcription factor-2
sFRP-1	secreted frizzled-related protein 1
SHR	spontaneous hypertensive rats
STZ	streptozotocin
Tb.N	trabecular number
Tb.Sp	trabecular separation
Tb.Th	trabecular thickness
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
WKY	Wistar-Kyoto rats