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Table 4 Definitions of prevalence of each chronic condition being undiagnosed, untreated, and uncontrolled

From: Patients with more comorbidities have better detection of chronic conditions, but poorer management and control: findings from six middle-income countries

Non- communicable disease

Prevalence

Undiagnoseda

Untreated

Uncontrolled

  

unT-last 2 weeksb (untreated in the last 2 weeks)

unT-last 12 monthsb (untreated in last 12 months)

unC-T-last 2 weeksb (treated in the last 2 weeks, and uncontrolled)

unC-T-last 12 monthsb (treated in the last 12 months, and uncontrolled)

Hypertension

All subjects who self- reported not being diagnosed with hypertension, but have hypertension based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with hypertension, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 2 weeks.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment such as a weight loss program or changing eating habits.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with hypertension, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 12 months.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment such as a weight loss program or changing eating habits.

All subjects who are self-reported taking treatment for hypertension in the last 2 weeks, but have hypertension based on BP measurement.

All subjects who are self-reported taking treatment for hypertension in the last 12 months, but have hypertension based on BP measurement

Angina

All subjects who self- reported not being diagnosed with angina, but have angina based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with angina, but self-reported not taking treated in the last 2 weeks.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with angina, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 12 months.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment.

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for angina in the last 2 weeks, but have angina based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for angina in the last 12 months, but have angina based on symptom-based assessment.

Arthritis

All subjects who self- reported not being diagnosed with arthritis, but have arthritis based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with arthritis, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 2 weeks.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with arthritis, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 12 months.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment.

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for arthritis in the last 2 weeks, but have arthritis based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for arthritis in the last 12 months, but have arthritis based on symptom-based assessment.

Asthma

All subjects who self- reported not being diagnosed with asthma, but have asthma based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with asthma, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 2 weeks.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with asthma, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 12 months.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment.

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for asthma in the last 2 weeks, but have asthma based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for asthma in the last 12 months, but have asthma based on symptom-based assessment.

Chronic Lung Disease

All subjects who self- reported not being diagnosed with chronic lung disease, but have chronic lung disease based on symptom- based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with chronic lung disease, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 2 weeks.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment (like oxygen).

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with chronic lung disease, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 12 months.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment (like oxygen).

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for chronic lung disease in the last 2 weeks, but have chronic lung disease based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for chronic lung disease in the last 12 months, but have chronic lung disease based on symptom-based assessment.

Diabetes

Not applicable (Diabetes has no symptom-based assessment)

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with diabetes, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 2 weeks.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include insulin or other blood sugar lowering medications, special diet, exercise regime, or weight control program, as recommended by a health professional.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with diabetes, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 12 months.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include insulin or other blood sugar lowering medications only.

Not applicable (Diabetes has no symptom-based assessment)

Not applicable (Diabetes has no symptom-based assessment)

Cataract

Not applicable (Cataract has no symptom-based assessment)

Not applicable (Subjects self-reported not being treated in the last 5 years, not in the last 2 weeks)

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with cataract, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 5 years.

Treatment refers to eye surgery.

Not applicable (Cataract has no symptom-based assessment)

Not applicable (Cataract has no symptom-based assessment)

Depression

All subjects who self- reported not being diagnosed with depression, but have depression based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with depression, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 2 weeks.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment. Other treatment can include attending therapy or counselling sessions.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with depression, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 12 months.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment. Other treatment can include attending therapy or counselling sessions.

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for depression in the last 2 weeks, but has depression based on symptom-based assessment.

All subjects who self-reported taking treatment for depression in the last 12 months, but has depression based on symptom-based assessment.

Stroke

Not applicable (Stroke has no symptom-based assessment)

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with stroke, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 2 weeks.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include to medications or other treatment.

All subjects who self-reported being diagnosed with stroke, but self-reported not taking treatment in the last 12 months.

Treatment that they self-reported taking include medications or other treatment.

Not applicable (Stroke has no symptom-based assessment)

Not applicable (Stroke has no symptom-based assessment)

  1. aRegarding self-reporting diagnoses, we defined respondents as self-reporting a non-communicable disease if they answered affirmatively to: “Have you ever been diagnosed with…?”
  2. bAll subjects who self-reported taking medication or other treatment are a perfect subset of those who self-reported being diagnosed, because the questionnaire only asks subjects if they are taking treatment, if they self-report affirmatively to being diagnosed