| BCMI | Body cell mass index |
| CCI | Charlson Comorbidity Index |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| CNAQ | Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire |
| eGFR | estimated Glomerular filtration rate |
| ESRD | End stage renal disease |
| HB | Harris-Benedict equation |
| IBW | Ideal body weight |
| MAMC | Middle arm muscle circumference |
| MAMA | Middle arm muscle area |
| MET | Metabolic equivalent |
| 6MWT | Six-Minute Walk Test |
| MIS | Malnutrition inflammation score |
| nPCR | Normalized protein catabolic rate |
| PA | Physical activity |
| RAPA | Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity |
| REE | Resting energy expenditure |
| SM | Skeletal muscle |
| SMI | Skeletal muscle index |
| STS | 30′’: 30-s Sit-to-Stand Chair Test |
| TEE | Total energy expenditure |