| BMI | body mass index |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HOMA-IR | homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistnace |
| ME | metabolite eigenvector |
| MetS z-score | metabolic syndrome z-score |
| SD | standard deviation |
| TOM | topological overlap matrix |
| WGCNA | weighted correlation network analysis |