| PSQI | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index |
| SE | Sleep efficiency |
| TST | Total sleep time |
| SL | Sleep latency |
| WASO | Wake after sleep onset |
| NASO | Number of awake after sleep onset |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trials |
| CBT-I | Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia |
| M | Mean |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| MD diff | Changes in mean |
| SD diff | Changes in standard deviation |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| r | Correlation coefficient |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| min | Minutes |
| MT | Melatonin |
| NREM | Non-rapid eye movement |
| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptophan |
| NAT | N-acetyltransferase |
| SNAT | Serotonin N-acetyltransferase |
| ASMT | Acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase |
| SCN | Hypothalamic-suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| TPH2 | Tryptophan hydroxylase 2 |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |