| Cu | Copper |
| Zn | Zinc |
| Ca | Calcium |
| Mg | Magnesium |
| Fe | Iron |
| Pb | Lead |
| Cd | Cadmium |
| Cr | Chromium |
| As | Arsenic |
| Hg | Mercury |
| G-BMI | Gestational body mass index |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| FPG | fasting plasma glucose |
| OGTT | Oral glucose tolerance testing |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| G | Gravida |
| ICP-OES | Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy |
| LoD | Limit of detection |