| AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AGB | Adjustable Gastric Banding |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BMI SDS | Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| EWL | Excess Weight Loss |
| %EWL | Percentage of Excess Weight Loss |
| ESG | Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance |
| IGB | Intragastric Balloon |
| IGBs | Intragastric Balloons |
| MBS | Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery |
| NASH | Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis |
| OSA/OSAS | Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RYGB | Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass |
| SGB | Swallowable Gastric Balloon |
| SG | Sleeve Gastrectomy |
| SIEDP | Società Italiana di Endocrinologia e Diabetologia Pediatrica |
| SIP | Società Italiana di Pediatria |
| TBWL | Total Body Weight Loss |
| %TBWL | Percentage of Total Body Weight Loss |
| TWL | Total Weight Loss |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| WC | Waist Circumference |