5-10.
Reduce the rate of lower extremity amputations in persons with diabetes.
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5-10. | |
Reduce the rate of lower extremity amputations in persons with diabetes. |
Target: 1.8 lower extremity amputations per 1,000 persons with diabetes per year.
Baseline: 4.1 lower extremity amputations per 1,000 persons with diabetes occurred in 1997 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
Target setting method: 55 percent improvement.
Data sources: National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC, NCHS; National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.
|
Persons With Diabetes, 1997 |
Lower Extremity Amputations |
|
Rate per 1,000 |
|
|
TOTAL |
4.1 |
|
Race and ethnicity |
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
DSU |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander |
DSU |
|
Asian |
DNC |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific lslander |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
4.8 |
|
White |
2.6 |
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
|
Black or African American |
DSU |
|
White |
DSU |
|
Gender |
|
|
Female |
6.0 |
|
Male |
2.4 |
|
Education level (aged 25 years and older) |
|
|
Less than high school |
DNC |
|
High school graduate |
DNC |
|
At least some college |
DNC |
|
Select populations |
|
|
Age groups (not age adjusted) |
|
|
Under 65 years |
6.4 |
|
65 to 74 years |
8.6 |
|
75 years and older |
14.2 |
DNA = Data have not been
analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically
unreliable.
Note: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.