| Abbreviations | Definition |
| PM2.5/PM10/PM1/PM0.1 | Particulate matter with diameter ≤ 2.5 μm/10 μm/1 μm/0.1 μm |
| NO2 | Nitrogen dioxide |
| NO/NOx | Nitric oxide/nitrogen oxides |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| O3 | Ozone |
| DE | Diesel exhaust |
| BC | Black carbon |
| UFPM | Ultrafine particulate matter |
| HR | Heart rate |
| HRV | Heart rate variability |
| SBP/DBP | Systolic/diastolic blood pressure |
| VO2/VO2max/VO2peak | Oxygen Uptake/Maximal Oxygen Uptake/Peak Oxygen Uptake |
| VCO2 | Carbon Dioxide Output |
| VT | Tidal volume |
| VE | Minute Ventilation |
| FVC | Forced vital capacity |
| FEV1 | Forced expiratory volume in 1 second |
| PEF/PEFR | Peak expiratory flow/peak expiratory flow rate |
| FEF25–75 | Forced expiratory flow at 25–75% of the pulmonary volume |
| RV | Residual volume |
| SpO2 | Peripheral Oxygen Saturation |
| FeNO/eNO | Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide |
| NO3− | Nitrate |
| IL-xx | Interleukins (e.g., IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8) |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| NE | Norepinephrine |
| MVF/FMD | Microvascular function/flow-mediated dilation |
| sICAM-1/sVCAM-1/sP-Selectin | Soluble Intercellular/Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecules/Selectin P |
| EBC | Exhaled breath condensate |
| CRAE/CRVE | Central retinal arteriolar/venular equivalents |
| FBF | Forearm blood flow |
| AMC | Airway macrophage carbon |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PICO | Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (framework for research questions) |