| APACHE | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CD4+ | CD4-positive T cell |
| CD8+ | CD8-positive cytotoxic T cell |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CRF | Clinical report form |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| Gal-9 | Galectin-9 |
| HAVCR2 | Hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 2 |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| LD | Linkage disequilibrium |
| NK | Natural killer cell |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOFA | Sequential Organ Failure Assessment |
| TIM-3 | T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3 |
| TReg | Regulatory T cells |
| WHO | World Health Organization |