| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CCr | creatinine clearance |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CoQ10 | coenzyme Q10 |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| DN | diabetic nephropathy |
| eGFR | estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| ESKD | end stage kidney disease |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation |
| hs-CRP | high-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IS | indoxyl sulphate |
| MD | mean difference |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| OIS | optimal information size |
| PCS | p-cresyl sulphate |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| RCTs | randomized-controlled trials |
| RoB | risk of bias |
| RR | risk ratio |
| SCr | serum creatinine |
| SMD | standardized mean difference |
| SR | systematic review |
| T1DN | type 1 diabetic nephtopathy |
| T2DN | type 2 diabetic nephtopathy |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| UACR | urine albumin creatinine ratio |
| UAER | urinary albumin excretion rate |
| UPCR | urine protein creatinine ratio |