| AOR | Adjusted odds ratio |
| AUC | Area under receiver operating characteristic curve (index) |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CI | Confidence intervals |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| DOHaD | Developmental Origins of Health and Disease |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| GDM | Gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GWG | Gestational weight gain |
| IDI | Integrated Discrimination Improvement (index) |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| LGA | Large-for-gestational age |
| NRI | Net Reclassification Improvement (index) |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| OGTT | Oral glucose tolerance test |
| PIH | Pregnancy-induced hypertension |
| PE | Preeclampsia |
| WHO | World Health Organization |