ACS	Acute coronary syndrome
adjEAA	Adjusted epigenetic age acceleration
ASE	American Society of Echocardiography
BMI	Body mass index
BP	Blood pressure
CA	Chronological age
CARDIA	Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults
CHD	Coronary heart disease
CP	Carotid plaque
CpG	Cytosine–phospate–guanine
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure
DNAm	DNA methylation
EA	Epigenetic age
EAA	Epigenetic age acceleration
EASD	European Association for the Study of Diabetes
EEAA	Extrinsic epigenetic age acceleration
EGA	European Genome-phenome Archive
ESC	European Society of Cardiology
ESH	European Society of Hypertension
FPG	Fasting plasma glucose
GENOA	Genetic Epidemiology Network of Arteriopathy
GGT	Gamma-glutamyl transferase
HAPIEE	Health, Alcohol, and Psychosocial Factors in Eastern Europe
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HT	Hypertension
IEAA	Intrinsic epigenetic age acceleration
IIPM	Institute of Internal and Preventive Medicine
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
MCP	Multiple carotid plaques
MI	Myocardial infarction
QC	Quality control
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TC	Total cholesterol
TG	Triglycerides
WHR	Waist–hip ratio