| GSD | Gallbladder Stone Disease |
| NHIRD | National Health Insurance Research Database |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| aHR | Adjusted Hazard Ratio |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| CCK | Cholecystokinin |
| CGRP | Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide |
| NHI | National Health Insurance |
| LHID2000 | Longitudinal Health Insurance Database |
| ICD-9-CM | International Codes of Disease Ninth Edition Clinical Modification |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| LDL-C | Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disorder |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 |
| HDL-C | Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |