| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| AUC | Area under curve |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| IOTF | The International Obesity Task Force |
| ISAK | International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry |
| LMICs | Low-middle income countries |
| LMS | L (Box-Cox transformation), M (median), S (coefficient of variation) |
| LR (−) | Negative likelihood ratio |
| LR (+) | Positive likelihood ratio |
| M | Mean |
| P | Percentile |
| ROC | Receiver operating characteristic curves |
| SD | Standard deviations |
| TEM | Technical error of measurement |
| WC | Waist circumference |