Table 1. Characteristics of datasets included in the analyses.

	Africa	Asia					South America
Center of Excellence	South Africa	Bangladesh	China	India (Bangalore)	India (New Delhi)			Argentina		Peru
Country	South Africa	Bangladesh	China	India	India	Pakistan	Argentina	Chile	Uruguay	Peru
Survey Year	2008-2009	2011-2012	2012	2011-2012	2010-2011	2010-2011	2010-2011	2010-2011	2010-2011	2012-2012
Study settings	Cape town	Dhaka, Chandpur	Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Sevagram	Chennai, Delhi	Karachi	Bariloche, Marcos Paz	Temuco	Pando-Barros Blancos	Lima, Tumbes, Puno
Rural or Urban	Urban	Both	Rural	Rural	Urban	Urban	Urban	Urban	Urban	Both
Subjects ≥35 years	752	3,760	5,298	8,616	8,736	2,681	3,982	1,940	1,579	3,621
Subjects Included	691	3,756	5,293	8,616	6,299	2,380	3,941	1,940	1,579	2,572
Age Range	35-81	40-106	35-94	35-101	35-94	35-97	35-79	35-77	35-76	35-92
Definition of Heart Disease	Heart Attack	Heart Disease	Heart Disease	Heart Attack	Heart Attack	Heart Attack	Both	Both	Both	Heart Disease
Measurements for blood pressure	1	3	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	3