| BIC | Bayesian information criterion |
| HAZ | Height-for-age Z-score |
| NCDs | Non-communicable diseases |
| SCAALA | Social Change, Asthma, and Allergy in Latin America |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| CEP-ISC | Comité de Ética en Pesquisa—Instituto de Salud Colectiva |
| CISPEC | Centro de Investigación en Salud Pública y Epidemiología Clínica |
| ISC/UFBA | Instituto de Salud Colectiva/Universidad Federal de Bahia |