| AHA | American Heart Association |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| DBP | diastolic blood pressure |
| EURIKA | European Study on Cardiovascular Risk Prevention and Management in Usual Daily Practice |
| HDL-C | high-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| hs-CRP | high-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| Lp (a) | lipoprotein (a) |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| SD | standard deviation |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| UA | uric acid |