ABI	ankle-brachial index
Akt	protein kinase B
AMPK	5’-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
APN-KO	adiponectin knock-out
CABG	coronary artery bypass grafting
CI	confidence interval
CLI	critical limb ischemia
DPP-4	dipeptidyl peptidase-4
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Frailty	the frailty syndrome
HR	hazard ratio
IMT	intima-media thickness
MDM2	mouse double minute 2 homolog
mFI	modified Frailty Index
NET	neutrophil extracellular trap
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T cell
NLRP3	NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3
OR	odds ratio
PAD	peripheral arterial disease
p53	tumor suppressor p53
RAI	Risk Assessment Index
SGLT2	sodium/glucose cotransporter 2
sVCAM-1	soluble form of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
TBI	toe-brachial index
vWF	von Willebrand factor
WT	wild type