ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
AGT	angiotensinogen
BMI	body mass index
CAD	coronary artery disease
CARD14	caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 14
CARMA	CARD-containing membrane-associated guanylate kinase protein
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DEG	differentially expressed genes
DM-2	type 2 diabetes mellitus
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
GLUT4	insulin- responsive glucose transporter receptor
GWAS	genome wide association study
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
HT	hypertension
IL	interleukin
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
lncRNA	long non-coding ribonucleic acid
MALT1 MHC	mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 major histocompatibility complex
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
MS	metabolic syndrome
NF-κB nNOS	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells neuronal nitric oxide synthase
NO	nitric oxide
PCSK9	proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type-9
PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
SREBP	sterol regulatory element binding protein
TG	triglyceride
Th	T-helper lymphocyte
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
VLDL	very-low-density lipoprotein
WHR	waist-to-hip-ratio