Table C.5. Lower extremity amputations in persons with diabetes per 1,000 population (all ages), National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 1997-2000
Population group |
1997-1999 |
1998-2000 |
Rate |
Standard error |
Rate |
Standard error |
Total |
5.0 |
0.4 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
Age (not age adjusted) |
|
|
0-17 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
18-44 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
45-64 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
65 and over |
10.4 |
0.7 |
9.8 |
0.7 |
Racea |
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Black or African American |
7.3 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
1.5 |
White |
3.4 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
Ethnicity |
|
|
Hispanic |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Non-Hispanic |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Black or African American |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
White |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Gender |
|
|
Female |
2.9 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
Male |
7.3 |
0.8 |
6.6 |
0.8 |
Expected payment sourceb |
|
|
Medicaid |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Private/other insurance |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Uninsured |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Unknown (weighted count) |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
a Race categories changed in 2000. Data for 2000 may not be comparable to those used in previous years.
b Rates may be overestimated due to undercount in the denominators of some payment sources from the Current Population Survey.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey.
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