| AIC | Akaike information criterion |
| BIC | Bayesian information criterion |
| CHI | Community Health Index |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CIS | Continuous inpatient stay |
| DaSH | Data Safe Haven |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| IRR | Incident rate ratio |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| SMR | Scottish Morbidity Record |
| SIMD | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation |