| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| BCa | Breast cancer |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| CHD | Coronary heart disease |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| COMT | Catechol-O-methyltransferase |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CVDs | Cardiovascular diseases |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| DDZ | Daidzein |
| EC | Epicatechin |
| EGC | Epigallocatechin |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| ESCC | Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma |
| GEN | Genistein |
| GSTM1 | Glutathione S-transferase M1 |
| GTE | Green tea catechin extract |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HDL-C | HDL-cholesterol |
| HMGR | 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| IHD | Ischemic heart disease |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IS | Ischemic stroke |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LDL-C | LDL cholesterol |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| mTOR | Mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| O-DMA | O-desmethylangolensin |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PCa | Prostate cancer |
| RCTs | Randomized controlled trials |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RR | Relative risk |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| SREBPs | Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TGs | Triglycerides |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| WHO | World Health Organization |