| ALA | Alpha-lipoic acid |
| ANOSIM | Analysis of similarities |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CLA | Conjugated linoleic acid |
| CK | Cytokine |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic |
| DPA | Docosapentaenoic acid |
| EFAs | Essential fatty acids |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| IFN | Interferon |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IL | Interleukin |
| L/A ratio | Leptin/Adiponectin ratio |
| MP | Maternal plasma |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acid |
| NMDS | Non-metric multi-dimensional scaling |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| SEM | Standard error media |
| SFA | Satturated fatty acid |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| UCP | Umbilical cord plasma |