| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| WC | Waist circumference |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| MBP | Mean blood pressure |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| BEE | Basal energy expenditure |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| GSHC | Gangnam Severance Hospital Check-up |
| KNHANES | Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| KoGES | Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study |
| SMI | Skeletal muscle mass index |
| LSMI | Low skeletal muscle mass index |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| HRs | Hazard ratios |
| CIs | Confidence intervals |
| SD | Standard deviations |
| ORs | Odds ratios |
| EI/BEE | Ratio of energy intake/basal energy expenditure |
| LECT2 | Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 |
| HSP | Hepassocin |
| EGFR/JNK | Epidermal growth factor receptor/c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| BIA | Bioelectrical impedance analysis |
| DXA | Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry |
| IRB | Institutional Review Boards |
| TSM | Total skeletal muscle mass |
| ASM | Appendicular skeletal muscle mass |
| FNIH | Foundation for the National Institutes of Health |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| FFQ | Food frequency questionnaire |
| SE | Standard error |