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Table 3 Clinical characteristics of amputated diabetic patients from the catchment area of KS

From: A retrospective analysis of amputation rates in diabetic patients: can lower extremity amputations be further prevented?

 

Females

Males

 

Number of patients

45 (36.5%)

78 (63.5%)

 

Mean age at first amputation

81.5

71.5

p < 0.001

Median age at first amputation

84

72

 

Mean age in Swedish diabetic patients†

63.9

61.8

 

Number of amputations

52

114

 

Number of minor amputations

12 (23%)

47 (41%)

p < 0.05

Number of multiple amputations

7 (12%)

36 (34%)

p < 0.01

Amputations per patient

1.16

1.46

 

Patients with kidney disorders*

8

25

p = 0.08

Patients with foot or limb infections*

2

15

p < 0.05

Patients with PVD*

35

53

p = 0.08

Patients with PVD or CVD*

37

60

 

Patients affected by foot ulcers*

33 (89%)

57 (88%)

 

Patients visiting the foot team*

7 (19%)

24 (37%)

p = 0.07

  1. Percentages in parenthesis indicate minor amputations per amputation, re-amputations per amputation, and diagnoses per patient, respectively. Multiple amputations: re- and double amputations.
  2. †NDR: The Swedish National Diabetes register, https://www.ndr.nu/NDR2/Default.aspx
  3. *n = 102