Abbreviations for A Catalog of Published Genome-Wide Association Studies
Alphabetical by Abbreviation
 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ
A
AA: African-American
AAC: abdominal aortic calcium
ABI: ankle brachial index
AF: atrial fibrillation
ATCBV: total cerebral brain volume
B
BABF: Baseline brachial artery flow velocity
BMI: body mass index
BRCA1/2: breast cancer 1 gene and breast cancer 2 gene
C
CB-PWV: carotid brachial pulse wave velocity
CEU: CEPH (Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain) from Utah
CRP average 2,6,7: C-reactive protein average exam 2,6,7
CRP6: C-reactive protein exam 6
CVD: cardiovascular disease
D
DBP: diastolic blood pressure
DM: incident diabetes mellitus I think it's just "diabetes mellitus"
E
EA: European-American
F
fev1slope: longitudinal slope of forced expiratory volume in one second
FI: fasting insulin
F2: Factor 2 (visual memory and organization)
F3: Factor 3 (measure of attention and executive function - Trails A and B)
FNBMDm: femoral bone mineral density in males
H
HOMA-IR: homeostasis model insulin resistance
HIV: human immunodeficiency virus
HDL: high density lipoprotein
I
ICAIMT: internal cartotid artery internal and common carotid intimal medial thickness
L
LDL: low density lipoprotein
LC: lung cancer
LF/HF: ratio of low frequency to high frequency power
LVD: LV diastolic dimension
LVFS: left ventricular fractional shortening
M
maxL*: maximum L* (reflectance)
meanFVC: mean forced vital capacity from 2 exams
meanratio: mean FEV1/FVC from 2 exams
MCP1: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
N
Nam: Boston Naming Test
NeckZ1: Neck section modulus
NeckZ1rf: neck section modulus in females
NA: not applicable
NR: none reported
NS: not significant
O
OR: odds ratio
P
ppfvc: percent predicted FVC for latest exam
PAD: peripheral artery disease
PAI-1: plasminogen activator inhibitor
Q
QC: quality control
?: a risk allele not reported
R
RW: reflected wave amplitude
S
S2EHR: Stage 2 exercise heart rate
SBP: systolic blood pressure
ShaftW1f: shaft width in females
ShaftZ1R: shaft section modulus
T
tFPG: 28 year time averaged fasting plasma glucose
TP: total power
tPA: tissue plasminogen activator
TNFA: tumor necrosis factor alpha
W
WC: waist circumference
XYZ
YKL-40: (Chitinase 3-like 1) protein levels
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