| AA | alopecia areata |
| Ab | antibodies |
| AN | alopecia neoplastica |
| ATD | autoimmune thyroid disease |
| APS-1 | autoimmune poly-endocrine syndrome type 1 |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| FFA | frontal fibrosing alopecia |
| FPHL | female pattern hair loss |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| LPP | lichen planopilaris |
| IFN | interferon |
| IQR | interval inter-quartile |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| NKG | Natural Killer Group |
| NOS | No other specified |
| MPA | male pattern alopecia |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| SAVI | STING-associated vasculopathy with onset in infancy |
| TE | telogen effluvium |
| TH | thyroid hormones |
| TG-Ab | anti-thyroglobulin antibodies |
| TR-Ab | TSH-receptor antibody |
| TPO-Ab | antithyroperoxidase antibodies |
| TR | thyroid hormones receptor |
| T3 | Triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| TSH | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |