| BABD | Brisbane Aseptic Biopsy Device |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BS | bile salt |
| CLR | centered log-ratio |
| dbRDA | distance-based redundancy analysis |
| EPS | epigastric pain syndrome |
| FD | functional dyspepsia |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| PAGI-SYM | patient assessment of upper GI symptom severity index |
| PDS | postprandial distress syndrome |
| PPI | proton pump inhibitor |
| SD | standard deviation |