AUC	Area under curve
BMI	Body mass index
BP	Blood pressure
CVD	Cardiovascular diseases
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure
ELS	Ellisras Longitudinal Study
ISAK	International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry
LL	Leg length
NHANES III	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III
PP	Pulse pressure
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
SH	Sitting height
SH/H	Sitting to height ratio
TEM	Technical error of measurements
WC	Waist circumference