| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| COPD-S | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease related to tobacco smoking |
| COPD-BB | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease related to biomass burning smoke |
| SWOC | Smokers without COPD |
| BBES | Biomass burning exposed subjects |
| BEI | Biomass exposure index |
| GOLD | Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| MAF | Minor allele frequency |
| SERPINA1 | Serpin family A member 1 |
| PiS | Protease inhibitor S |
| PiZ | Protease inhibitor Z |
| AAT | Alpha-1 antitrypsin |
| AATd | Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency |
| FE | Frequent exacerbators |
| NEX | Non-exacerbators |
| FEV1 | Forced expiratory volume in the first second |
| FVC | Forced vital capacity |