ADM	admission
ACE2	angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
BP	blood pressure
CVD	cardiovascular disease
COVID-19	coronavirus disease 2019
DBP	diastolic blood pressure
DPP-4	dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
ED	emergency department
GIH	glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycaemia
GLP-1	glucagon-like peptide 1
HDL-C	high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LDL-C	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Long-COVID	long-coronavirus disease
n	sample size
NADPH	reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
p	p-value
post-COVID	post-coronavirus disease
PTMs	post-translational protein modifications
RAAS	renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
ROS	reactive oxygen species (ROS)
RT-PCR	real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
SARS-CoV-2	severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SD	standard deviation
SETDB2	SET Domain Bifurcated Histone Lysine Methyltransferase 2
SBP	systolic blood pressure
VLDL-C	very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol