µg/L | Micrograms per Litre |
µmol/L | Micromoles per Litre |
AATSIHS | Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey |
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACR | Albumin creatinine ratio |
AHS | Australian Health Survey |
AI | Adequate Intake |
ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
AMDR | Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range |
AMPM | Automated Multiple-Pass Method |
ANCNPAS | Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey |
ANZSCO | Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations |
ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
Apo B | Apolipoprotein B |
ARA | Any responsible adult |
ASCCEG | Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups |
ASCED | Australian Standard Classification of Education |
ASCL | Australian Standard Classification of Languages |
ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
ASGS | Australian Statistical Geography Standard |
B12 | Vitamin B12 |
BMI | Body Mass Index |
BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
CAI | Computer assisted interviewing |
CAPI | Computer assisted personal interviewing |
CATI | Computer assisted telephone interviewing |
CD | Collection district |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
cm | Centimetre |
CRB | Collector record book |
CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
CV | Coefficient of variation |
CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
DEC | Departmental Ethics Committee |
DoHA | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
DVA | Australian Government Department of Veterans Affairs |
EAR | Estimated Average Requirement |
EDTA | Ethylene Diamine Tetra-acetic Acid |
eGFR | Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate |
EI | Energy Intake |
FSANZ | Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
GGT | Gamma-glutamyl transferase |
GISCA | National Centre for Social Applications of GIS, University of Adelaide |
g/L | Grams per Litre |
GP | General Medical Practitioner |
Hb | Haemoglobin |
HbA1c | Glycated haemoglobin |
HBSC | Health Behaviours in School Children |
HDL | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
HIES | Household Income and Expenditure Survey |
HSL | High sugar level in blood and/or urine |
ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision |
ICPMS | Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry |
IMVS | Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science |
IQC | Internal Quality Control |
K | Potassium concentration |
K10 | Kessler Psychological Distress Scale |
kg | Kilograms |
KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
LC-MS/MS | Liquid Chromatography with tandem Mass Spectrometry |
LDL | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
LER | Low Energy Reporters |
LGA | Local government area |
MET | Metabolic Equivalent of Task |
mg/L | Milligrams per Litre |
mg/mmol | Milligrams per Millimole |
mL | Millilitres |
mL/min | Millilitres per Minute |
mmHg | Millimetres of mercury |
mmol/L | Millimoles per Litre |
mmol/mol | Millimoles per mole |
MoE | Margin of Error |
MUIC | Median Urinary Iodine Concentration |
Na | Sodium concentration |
NATA | National Association of Testing Authorities |
NATSIHMS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Measures Survey |
NATSIHS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey |
NATSINPAS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey |
NCI | National Cancer Institute |
nec | Not elsewhere classified |
nfd | Not further defined |
NHDD | National Health Data Dictionary |
NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
NHMS | National Health Measures Survey |
NHPA | National Health Priority Area |
NHS | National Health Survey |
NIH | National Institute of Health |
NIST | National Institute for Standards and Technology |
nmol/L | Nanomoles per Litre |
NNPAS | National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey |
NNS | National Nutrition Survey |
NRV | Nutrient Reference Values |
NTD | Neural Tube Defect |
NZANS | New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey |
ODS | Office of Dietary Supplements |
OHP | Other health professional |
PAL | Primary approach letter |
PIPS | Post Interview Processing System |
pmol/L | Picomoles per Litre |
QC | Quality Control |
RADL | Remote Access Data Laboratory |
RCF | Red Cell Folate |
RCPA | Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia |
RDI | Recommended Dietary Intake |
RSE | Relative standard error |
SACC | Standard Australian Classification of Countries |
SD | Standard deviation |
SDT | Suggested Dietary Target |
SE | Standard error |
SEIFA | Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas |
SLA | Statistical local area |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
SST | Serum separating tube |
sTfR | Soluble Transferrin Receptor |
TAT | Turnaround Time |
UL | Upper Level of Intake |
U/L | Units per Litre |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
VDSP | Vitamin D Standardization Program |
VHM | Victorian Health Monitor |
WHO | World Health Organization |