ACTH	adrenocorticotropic hormone
AGHD	adult growth hormone deficiency
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
apo	apolipoprotein
BAAT index	body mass index, age, ALT, and triglyceride
BMI	body mass index
CCL3	C–C motif chemokine ligand 3
CI	confidence interval
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FT4	free thyroxine
GH	growth hormone
GHD	growth hormone deficiency
GHRH	GH-releasing hormone
GHRLD	liver-specific deletion of GH receptor
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
hypertension	arterial hypertension
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor-1
JAK-2	Janus kinase 2
JAK2L	liver-specific JAK2-deficient
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LH	luteinizing hormone
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MKK3	MAP kinase-activated protein kinase-3
MKK-4	MAP kinase-activated protein kinase-4
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
MRS	magnetic resonance spectroscopy
NAFLD	nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
OR	odds ratio
PCOS	polycystic ovary syndrome
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKC	protein kinase C
PPARα	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SREBP-1c	sterol regulatory element-binding
STAT-5	signal transducer and activator of transcription 5
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TSH	thyroid-stimulating hormone
VLDL	very low-density lipoprotein