| ACN | Acetonitrile |
| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CE IVD system | European Certification In Vitro Diagnostic system |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| EDCs | Endocrine-disrupting chemicals |
| EPIC | European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition |
| GC-MS/MS | Gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry |
| GLMM | Generalized linear mixed model |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HP-5 MS UI | High-performance-5 mass spectrometry ultra inert |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IPAQ | International Physical Activity Questionnaire |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| IRRs | Incidence rate ratios |
| METs | Metabolic Equivalents of Tasks |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated biphenyls |
| pFDR | Positive false discovery rate |
| POPs | Persistent organic pollutants |
| PREDIMED | PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea |
| PTEE filter | Polytetrafluoroethylene filter |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| WHO | World Health Organization |