Table 6. . Pooled awareness, treatment and control rates by area.

Risk factor	Outcome by area	Studies (n)	Pooled rate (%)	95% CI	Test for subgroup differences (p-value)
Diabetes mellitus	Awareness rate
	Mixed	15	43	[35; 52]	<0.0001
	Urban	2	79	[75; 82]
	Rural	2	51	[47; 55]
	Treatment Rate
	Mixed	15	33	[26; 39]	<0.0001
	Urban	2	66	[60; 73]
	Rural	2	39	[34; 43]
	Control Rate among Those Treated for Diabetes Mellitus
	Mixed	15	16	[10; 23]	<0.0001
	Urban	2	16	[09; 25]
	Rural	2	5	[03; 07]
	Control Rate among Those with Diabetes Mellitus
	Mixed	15	11	[01; 29]	0.9377
	Urban	2	16	[13; 19]
Dyslpidemia	Awareness Rate
	Mixed	6	24	[15; 34]	0.9877
	Urban	1	25	[22; 28]
	Treatment Rate
	Mixed	6	14	[08; 21]	0.9039
	Not reported area	1	15	[14; 16]
	Control Rate among Those Treated for Dyslipidemia
	Mixed	6	5	[03; 09]	1.000
	Control Rate among Those with Dyslipidemia
	Mixed	6	5	[01; 12]	1.000
Hypercholesterolemia	Awareness Rate
	Mixed	1	64	[62; 66]	<0.0001
	Not reported area	5	38	[36; 40]
	Treatment Rate
	Not reported area	5	31	[29; 33]	1.000
	Control Rate among Those with Hypercholesterolemia
	Not reported area	5	35	[23; 47]	1.000
Hypertension	Awareness Rate
	Mixed	54	42	[37;46]	0.0006
	Not reported area	18	45	[32;58]
	Urban	18	49	[40;59]
	Rural	26	27	[21;32]
	Treatment Rate
	Mixed	54	33	[26; 39]	<0.0001
	Urban	18	66	[60; 73]
	Rural	26	39	[34; 43]
	Control Rate among Those Treated for Hypertension
	Mixed	54	13	[10;16]	<0.0001
	Not reported area	18	23	[12;36]
	Urban	18	23	[13;35]
	Rural	26	4	[03;06]
	Control Rate among Those with Hypertension
	Mixed	54	14	[11;17]	0.2343
	Not reported area	18	14	[04;28]
	Urban	18	18	[09;30]
	Rural	26	9	[05;14]

CI: Confidence interval.