Table 2. . Definitions of awareness, treatment, and control rate by the authors of included studies.

Outcome	Definitions
Awareness rate	Numerator: the number of individuals who self-reported either having been diagnosed with the risk factor by a clinician/healthcare professional or who self-reported taking medication to treat the risk factor of interest.†,§ Denominator: the number of individuals with the risk factor of interest.‡
Treatment rate	Numerator: the number of individuals receiving prescribed medication(s) for the risk factor (only pharmacological treatment, including allopathic or any alternative medicine medications).§ Denominator: the number of individuals with the risk factor of interest.‡
Control rate	Control rate among individuals with the risk factor of interest: Numerator: the number of individuals with the risk factor whose BP or lipid panel or A1C measures were under control.§ Denominator: the number of individuals with or without medications for the risk factor of interest.‡ Control rate among individuals being treated for the risk of interest: Numerator: the number of individuals with the risk factor who are being or have been treated with medications and had their BP or lipid panel or A1C measures under control.§ Denominator: the number of individuals treated with medications for the risk factor of interest.‡

^†Awareness was self-reported by individuals or patients in the included studies.

^‡This number was estimated or observed by researchers rather than self-reported by individuals or patients in included studies.

^§various definitions or criteria may be used across included studies. This systematic literature review used whatever definitions or criteria used by researchers of included studies.

BP: Blood pressure; A1C: Glycosylated hemoglobin test.