| FEV1 | Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s |
| FEV1/FVC | The ratio of FEV1 to Forced Vital Capacity |
| FEF25–75% | Forced Expiratory Flow between 25% and 75% of vital capacity |
| FEFmax | Maximal Forced Expiratory Flow |
| PEF | Peak Expiratory Flow |
| VOCs | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| EBC | Exhaled Breath Condensate |
| GC-MS | Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry |
| LC-MS | Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-gamma |
| FeNO | Fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide |
| TSLP | Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin |
| GINA | Global Initiative for Asthma |
| NICE | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| PLS-DA | Partial Least-Squares Discriminant Analysis |
| SERS | Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |