| AA | Arachidonic acid |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ApoA1 | Apolipoprotein A1 |
| ApoB | Apolipoprotein B |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| CDC | Chronic kidney disease |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| DGAT | Diacylglycerol O-transferase |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| eGFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
| ELOVL | Elongase |
| FA | Fatty acids |
| FAME | Fatty acid methyl ester |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| FFQ | Food frequency questionnaire |
| GLM | General linear model |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| HNF4α | Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α |
| HP | Hypertension |
| HOMA IR | Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance |
| LXR | Liver-x receptors |
| MTTP | Microsomal TAG transfer protein |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor κB |
| OA | Oleic acid |
| PD | Peritoneal dialysis |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| SCD | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acids |
| SREBP | Sterol regulatory binding proteins |
| TAG | Triacylglycerol |
| Tx | Renal transplantation |
| VLDL | Very low density lipoprotein. |