| AoV-PLS | analysis of variance combined to partial least squares regression |
| BCFA | branched-chain fatty acids |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| GA | gestational age |
| HMO | human milk oligosaccharides |
| LC-HR-MS | Liquid-Chromatography-High-Resolution-Mass-Spectrometry |
| MG PLS-DA | multi-group partial least squares discriminant analysis |
| MLR | multiple linear regression |
| MCSAT | medium-chain saturated fatty acid |
| U-PCA | unfold principal component analysis |
| SD | standard deviation |
| W4M | Workflow4Metabolomics® |