| ADP | Air displacement plethysmography |
| BF% | Body fat percentage |
| BIA | Bioelectrical impedance analysis |
| AMDR | Acceptable macronutrient distribution range |
| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| ANCOVA | Analysis of Covariance |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| EI | Energy intake |
| EXPLORE | Examining the Predictors Linking Obesity Related Elements |
| NZWFFQ | New Zealand women’s food frequency questionnaire |
| GI | Glycemic index |
| HNRU | Human Nutrition Research Unit |
| KMO | Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin |
| N | Number |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| NZE | New Zealand European |
| P1 | Pattern 1 |
| P2 | Pattern 2 |
| P3 | Pattern 3 |
| P4 | Pattern 4 |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| T1 | Tertile 1 |
| T2 | Tertile 2 |
| T3 | Tertile 3 |
| W | Week |