| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CATI | Computer Assisted Telephone Interview |
| CD | Census Collection District |
| CNAHS | Central Northern Adelaide Health Service |
| EWP | Electronic White Pages |
| HDL | high: density lipoprotein |
| HbA1c | blood glycated haemoglobin |
| ICC | Intra: Class Correlation |
| IRIS | Ilôts regroupés pour l’information statistique |
| IMVS | Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science |
| LGA | Local Government Areas |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NWAHS | North West Adelaide Health Study |
| POA | Postal Areas |
| SES | Socio-Economic Status |
| SLA | Statistical Local Area |
| TRIRIS | Groups of around three IRIS areas |