AR	androgen receptor
BMI	body mass index
CI	confidence interval
CRC	colorectal cancer
EC	esophageal cancer
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
ER	estrogen receptor
FFAs	free fatty acids
GWAS	genome-wide association studies
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor 1
IL	interleukin
LC	liver cancer
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MIF	migration inhibitory factor
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
OS	overall survival
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinases
POMC	pro-opiomelanocortin
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
RR	relative risk
SAT	subcutaneous adipose tissue
STAT	signal transducers and activators of transcription
TG	triacylglyceride
VAT	visceral adipose tissue
WC	waist circumference
WHR	waist–hip ratio