Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of implementing different BP control guidelines in untreated Chinese adults aged 35–84 y with hypertension, averaged from the projections for 2015–2025, the CVD Policy Model-China.

<p>* All guideline strategies affect adults not previously treated for hypertension only, i.e., “aware/treated/uncontrolled” population not treated.</p><p>^† To convert cost input to Chinese currency, multiply by PPP rate (in this case, 3.52). To convert to $US using the current official exchange rate, multiply by (PPP/exchange rate), for example, 3.52/6.20, or by 5.68.</p><p>^§ Less than 2 x China’s GDP per capita.</p><p>Each successive strategy is compared with the prior strategy. Results are in 2015 international dollars and 2015 Chinese RMB. All results reported as cost-saving describe strategies projected to be less costly and more effective than the prior strategy. Ninety-five percent uncertainty intervals were calculated from the results of 1,000 probabilistic simulations.