| BDHQ | Brief Self-Administered Diet History Questionnaire |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BW | Body weight |
| ID | Iron deficiency |
| IDA | Iron deficiency anemia |
| IDMH | Iron deficiency with microcytosis and hypochromia |
| NAID | Non-anemic iron deficiency |
| NIDA | Non-iron deficiency anemia without reduced serum ferritin |
| RBC | Red blood cell count |
| UIBC | Unsaturated iron-binding capacity |