MDPI	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
DOAJ	Directory of Open Access Journals
CKD	chronic kidney disease
HR	hazard ratio
IR	incidence rate
CI	confidence interval
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
ESRD	end-stage renal disease
DM	diabetes mellitus
CVD	cardiovascular disease
NHI	National Health Insurance
LHID	Longitudinal Health Insurance Database
NHRI	National Health Research Institute
NHIRD	National Health Insurance Research Database
ICD9-CM	International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, and Clinical Modifications
PID	pelvic inflammatory disease
OR	odds ratio
ER	estrogen receptor
GPER	G-protein-couple protein 30
ERK	elementary response kinase
OPD	outpatient clinics
TPVGH-IRB (2)	Institutional Review Broad (2) of Taipei Veterans General Hospital