| BMI | Body mass index |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| FORT | Free oxygen radical test |
| hsCRP | High-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| IQR | Interquartile range: from 25th to 75th percentile |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear erytroid 2-like factor-2 |
| OC | Oral combined contraceptive |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PCOS | Polycystic ovary syndrome |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| rs | Spearman’s Rho correlation coefficient |
| VTE | Venous thromboembolism |
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