Hospital Discharge Rates for Non-traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Level of Amputation and Age, United States, 2005
In 2005, the hospital discharge rates for non-traumatic lower extremity amputation (LEA) among persons with diabetes increased with age for all levels of LEA, and the largest difference by age occurred in people who had amputation above knee level (0.4 per 1000 for aged 0–64 vs. 2.3 per 1,000 for aged 75 and older). Within each age group, the amputation rates were highest for toe LEAs.
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Data Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project, data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.
Page last reviewed: July 30, 2008
