| AFAB2 | adipocyte fatty acid binding protein 2 |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| BB | Davallia formosana |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BRC | biochemically recurrent |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| FOXO1 | forkhead box protein O 1 |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases |
| OGTT | oral glucose tolerance test |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| PSADT | PSA doubling time |
| SREBP1c | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TAS | total antioxidant status |
| TC | total cholesterol |