AdiopoR1/2	adiponectin receptors 1/2
AgRP	agouti-related peptide
AHI	apnea hypopnea index
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
APPL1	adaptor protein phosphotyrosine interacting with PH domain and leucine zipper 1
AUC	area under the curve
BCAMS	the Beijing child and adolescent metabolic syndrome study
BMI	body mass index
CART	cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript
CCrL2	C-C motif chemokine receptor like 2
CFS	the Cleveland family study
CMKLR1	chemerin chemokine-like receptor 1
CPAP	continuous positive airway pressure
CRH	corticotropin- releasing hormone
CRP	C-reactive portein
DIO	diet-induced obesity
DM2	diabetes mellitus type 2
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ERK1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
GPR1	G protein coupled receptor 1
HLA-DR	human leukocyte antigen–DR isotype
HMW	high molecular weight
HNF1β	hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 β
HNF4α	hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α
HOMA-IR	homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance
HTN	hypertension
IGF1	insulin-like growth factor 1
JAK	Janus kinase
LH	luteinizing hormone
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
NAD	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NF-κB	nuclear factor κ B
NPY	neuropeptide Y
OBR	obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
OSAHS	obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome
OSAS	obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
POMC	pro-opiomelanocortin
PPARα	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α
REM	rapid eye movement
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α