| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells |
| BIA | Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis |
| PhA | Phase Angle |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| PTH | Parathyroid Hormone |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes |
| HbA1c | Glycated Haemoglobin |
| DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| kHz | Kilohertz |
| ESPEN | European Society of Parental and Enteral Nutrition |
| R | Resistance |
| Xc | Reactance |
| CVs | Coefficients of Variation |
| CLIA | Chemiluminescence Immunoassay |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| FM | Fat Mass |
| OR | Proportional Odds Ratio |
| IC | Interval Confidence |
| ROC | Receiver Operator Characteristic |
| AUC | Area Under the Curve |
| FFM | Free Fat Mass |
| TBW | Total Body Water |
| ECW | Extra-cellular Water |
| ICW | Intra-cellular Water |
| RCTs | Randomized Controlled Trials |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor alfa |
| IL | Interleukin |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |