| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| LMICs | low-income and middle-income countries |
| PAD | peripheral artery disease |
| GBD | global burden of disease |
| YLL | years of life lost |
| NCDs | noncommunicable diseases |
| LEAD | lower extremity peripheral artery disease |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| APAD | asymptomatic peripheral artery disease |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MACE | major adverse coronary events |
| CLI | critical limb ischaemia |
| ABI | ankle-brachial index |
| HICs | high-income countries |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WPR | Western Pacific Region |
| EPR | Eastern Pacific Region |
| IC | intermittent claudication |
| DALY | disease adjusted life years |
| YLDs | years lived with disability |
| ESP | European standard population |