UNITS OF MEASURE ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations and symbols may be used in JNEB without expansion (eg, meter [m]) when they appear with a numerical quantity (see AMA 10th edition, 14.12 Units of Measure for more details):
calorie cal
Celsius C (Use closed up with degree symbol: 40ºC)
centimeter cm
day d *
deciliter dL
equivalent Eq
Fahrenheit F (Use closed up with degree symbol: 40ºF)
foot ft (Convert to m)
gram g
hour h *
inch in
international unit IU
joule J
kilocalorie kcal
kilogram kg
liter L
meter m
microgram mg
microliter mL
micrometer mm
micromolar mM
micromole mmol
miles per hour mph
milliequivalent mEq
milligram mg
milliliter mL
millimeter mm
millimeters of mercury mm Hg
millimolar mM
millimole mmol
milliosmole mOsm
minute min *
molar M
month mo *
nanogram ng
nanometer nm
nanomolar nM
nanomole nmol
ounce oz
parts per million ppm
pound lb (Convert to mg, kg, or g)
quart qt
second s *
square
centimeter cm2
square foot sq ft
square inch sq in
square
meter m2
square
millimeter mm2
unit U
volume vol
week wk *
weight wt
weight per volume wt/vol
weight per weight wt/wt
yard yd
year y *
* Use the abbreviation only in a construction with a slash (e.g. kcal/d) or in tables and figures.
Abbreviations that may be used without expansion in virgule construction (eg, kcal/d) and in tables and line art; expanded if used within narrative text (see AMA 10th ed, pg 519-525 for more details):
day d
gram g
hour h
kilocalorie kcal
kilogram kg
meter m
minute min
month mo
milligram mg
second s
United States US
United Kingdom UK
week wk
year y
STATISTICAL
WORDS, SYMBOLS, AND ABBREVIATIONS
May be used
without expansion:
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ANOVA
ANCOVA
α
β
Cronbach α (Style
is no leading zero)
chi-square, or χ2
H0
H1
MANOVA
N
n
P
r
SD
SE
SEM
t
test
Preferred usage
with expansion:
CI, confidence interval
CV, coefficient of
variation
DF, degrees of freedom
κ, kappa statistic
OR, odds ratio
R2,
multivariate coefficient
RR, relative risk