Key messages Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Countries that account for 80% of global chronic disease deaths in low-income and middle-income countries Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Main model parameters Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Example of an absolute risk chart using age, sex, smoking status, systolic blood pressure, and body-mass index *Numbers are 10-year risk of fatal ischaemic heart disease or cardiovascular events in Mexico Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Patterns of scale-up of a multidrug regimen for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease by Commission on Macroeconomics in Health (CMH) category, expressed as a proportion of those accessing health services Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Effects of diff erent individual drugs, measured as relative risk, on fatal and non-fatal ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Patient cost parameters Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Cumulative thousands of deaths averted with a multidrug regimen for the prevention of cardiovascular disease by sex, Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Person-years of treatment and number of deaths averted by age and sex, Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Cumulative financial cost of scaling up a multidrug regimen for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Average yearly cost (US$ per head) of scaling up a multidrug regimen for the prevention of cardiovascular disease by country, Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370:
Average yearly cost (proportion of current health expenditure) of scaling up a multidrug regimen for the prevention of cardiovascular disease by country, Stephen S Lim, et al. Lancet 2007; 370: