HDL	High-density lipoprotein
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
CEC	Cholesterol efflux capacity
HDL-C	High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
miR	microRNA
ApoA1	Apolipoprotein-A1
SR-B1	Scavenger receptor class B type 1
ABCA1	ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
ABCG1	ATP-binding cassette transporter G1
CHD	Coronary heart disease
CETP	Cholesteryl ester transfer protein
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LDL-C	Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
CRP	C-reactive protein
MI	Myocardial infarction
GWAS	Genome-wide association studies
LCAT	Lecithin–cholesterol acyltransferase
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RCT	Reverse cholesterol transport
IMT	Intimal–media thickness
SNPs	Single-nucleotide polymorphisms
CAD	Coronary artery disease
PON-1	Paraoxonase-1
oxLDL	Oxidized LDL
PL	Phospholipid
HAECS	Human aortic endothelial cells
vSMC	Vascular smooth muscle cells
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
SAA	Serum amyloid A
PLTP	Phospholipid transfer protein
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus