| AA | advanced colorectal adenoma |
| AUC | area under the receiver operating characteristic curve |
| BliTz | Begleitende Evaluierung innovativer Testverfahren zur Darmkrebs-Früherkennung |
| cDNA | complementary DNA |
| CI | confidence interval |
| Cq | quantification cycle |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| HPP | hyperplastic polyp |
| HLS | healthy lifestyle score |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| miR-score | microRNA risk score |
| n | number |
| NAA | non-advanced colorectal adenoma |
| NCP | non-classified polyp |
| OR | odds ratio |
| PRS | polygenic risk score |
| qPCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| Ref. | reference category |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SP | serrated poly |
| TNM | Tumour Nodes Metastasis classification |