ΑΗΙ	Apnea Hypopnea Index
ACQ	Asthma Control Questionnaire
ACT	Asthma Control Test
AI	Arousal Index
AM	Morning
AOS	Alternative Overlap Syndrome
AQLQ	Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
BMI	Body Mass Index
BA	Bronchial Asthma
BHR	Bronchial Hyper-responsiveness
BQ	Berlin Questionnaire
CI	Confidence Interval
COPD	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPAP	Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CRP	C-Reactive Protein
e-NO	exhaled- Nitric Oxide
ER	Emergency Room
ESS	Epworth Sleepiness Scale
FEV1	Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second
FRC	Functional Residual Capacity
GER	Gastro-Esophageal Reflux
GINA	Global Initiative for Asthma
HSAT	Home Sleep Apnea Testing
HR	Hazard Ratio
ICD–10	International Classification of Diseases
IL–6	Interleukin–6
Mini–AQLQ	Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
OSA	Obstructive Sleep Apnea
ODI	Oxygen Desaturation Index
OR	Odds Ratio
PEFR	Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
PM	Afternoon
PSG	Polysomnography
REI	Respiratory Events Index
REM	Rapid Eye Movement
RDI	Respiratory Disturbances Index
SABA	Short Acting B Agonist
SBQ	Stop Bang Questionnaire
SA-SDQ	Sleep Apnea of Sleep Disorders Questionnaire
SDB	Sleep Disordered Breathing
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor
TST	Total Sleep Time
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor