Fig. 1.

Number of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular (CV) events^a averted annually per 100 000 people aged 40–64 years through different CV risk management strategies, by categories of total CV risk, Seychelles, 2004

^a The expected annual number of fatal and non-fatal CV events in the untreated population of Seychelles aged 40–64 is 705 per 100 000 people.

^b High blood pressure, defined as BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg.

^c High serum cholesterol, defined as total serum cholesterol ≥ 6.2 mmol/l.

^d Very high blood pressure, defined as BP ≥ 160/100 mmHg.

^e Very high serum cholesterol, defined as total serum cholesterol ≥ 8.0 mmol/l.