| BMI | body mass index |
| CFS | chronic fatigue syndrome |
| CFI | Comparative Fit Index |
| CFA | confirmatory factor analysis |
| CVI | content validity index |
| DIF | differential item function |
| EFA | exploratory factor analysis |
| IFI | Incremental Fit Index |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| KMO | Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin |
| MSA | measure of sampling adequacy |
| P-MFSMS | perimenopausal fatigue self-management scale |
| RMSEA | root mean square error of approximation |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SE | Standard error |
| TLI | Tucker–Lewis Index |