Abbreviations Used in Chapter 7

AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm
ABI	ankle-brachial index
AF	atrial fibrillation
BMI	body mass index
CAC	coronary artery calcification
CARDIoGRAM	Coronary Artery Disease Genome-wide Replication and Meta-Analysis Consortium
CI	confidence interval
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DBP	diastolic blood pressure
DM	diabetes mellitus
FHS	Framingham Heart Study
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
HbA1c	glycosylated hemoglobin
HD	heart disease
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HF	heart failure
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
MI	myocardial infarction
NHANES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
OR	odds ratio
SBP	systolic blood pressure
SNP	single-nucleotide polymorphism