| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| B.M.I. | Body Mass Index |
| C.I. | Confidence Interval |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| FFQ | Food Frequency Questionnaire |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Reduced Glutathione |
| GSSG | Oxidized Glutathione |
| I.T. | Information Technology |
| IPAQ | International Physical Activity Questionnaire |
| LPO | Lipid Peroxidation |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| NAC | N-acetyl cysteine |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NCDs | Non-communicable diseases |
| NQO1 | NADPH ubiquinone oxidoreductase |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| PA | Physical activity |
| PON | Paraoxonases |
| RNS | Reactive Nitrogen Species |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for Social Sciences |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| XO | Xanthine oxidase |