| ACPA | anti-citrulline antibody |
| ACR20 | American College of Rheumatology response criteria |
| ADIRA | anti-inflammatory diet in RA |
| AHEI 2010 | Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010 |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CCP | cyclic citrullinated peptide |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| DAS28 | Disease Activity Score |
| DMARD | Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug |
| EDII | Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index |
| EIRA | Epidemiological Investigation of RA |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| EULAR | European League Against Rheumatism |
| HAQ | Health Assessment Questionnaire |
| HLIS | Healthy Lifestyle Index Score |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| ILD | interstitial lung disease |
| IRD | inflammatory rheumatic disease |
| MD | Mediterranean diet |
| NET | neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NHS | Nurses’ Health Study |
| NIEHS | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| NSAID | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| OR | odds ratio |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| RR | relative risk |
| SE | shared epitope |