AUC	area under the ROC curve
AUC*	0.632+ bootstrap adjusted area under the ROC curve
CASP8	caspase-8
CCL11	eotaxin
CCL25	C-C motif chemokine 25
CDCP1	CUB domain-containing protein 1
CD244	natural killer cell receptor 2B4
CD8A	T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain
CXCL10	C-X-C motif chemokine 10
CXCL9	C-X-C motif chemokine 9
CRP	C-reactive protein
CV	coefficient of variance
ESTHER	Epidemiologische Studie zu Chancen der Verhütung, Früherkennung und optimierten Therapie chronischer Erkrankungen in der älteren Bevölkerung
FGF19	fibroblast growth factor 19
IL12B	interleukin 12 subunit beta
IL6	interleukin 6
IL8	interleukin 8
INS	inflammation protein biomarker score
INS-pack-years	combined inflammation protein biomarker and pack-years score
LC	lung cancer
LCDRAT	Lung Cancer Death Risk Assessment Tool
LCRAT	Lung Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
LLP	Liverpool Lung Project Risk Model
LLPi	Liverpool Lung Project Incidence Risk Model
LDCT	low-dose computed tomography
MMP1	matrix metalloproteinase-1
MCP4	monocyte chemotactic protein 4
N	number
PEA	proximity extension assay
PLCOM2012	Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial Model 2012
Q	quartile
QCC	quality control criteria
ROC	receiver operating characteristics
SCAD	smoothly clipped absolute deviation
SCF	stem cell factor
SD	standard deviation
95% CI	95% confidence intervals