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Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Each Lower Extremity Condition as First-Listed or Any-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, 1980-2003

 

  Peripheral Arterial Disease Ulcer/
Inflammation/
Infection
Neuropathy
Year First-Listed Any-Listed First-Listed Any-Listed First-Listed Any-Listed
1980 3.6 9.4 5.4 15.2 7.2 17.5
1981 3.5 9.6 5.2 15.3 7.6 18.3
1982 3.9 10.6 6.8 17.5 8.0 21.2
1983 4.8 12.6 6.8 18.2 7.4 24.1
1984 5.5 14.2 8.2 20.1 6.6 27.0
1985 5.2 14.4 8.1 19.8 5.6 28.1
1986 5.3 14.5 8.4 20.5 5.2 26.0
1987 5.6 15.8 7.8 20.3 5.0 24.1
1988 6.1 16.5 8.3 21.3 4.6 23.2
1989 6.5 17.4 8.6 22.4 4.1 22.5
1990 6.0 16.4 8.4 21.6 3.6 22.5
1991 6.0 17.3 8.0 20.9 4.0 24.2
1992 5.8 17.2 8.3 20.8 4.6 26.6
1993 6.1 17.7 8.5 21.0 5.0 28.1
1994 6.5 17.9 8.2 21.4 4.9 27.7
1995 7.4 20.3 7.7 22.0 4.6 29.5
1996 7.8 20.6 7.5 22.9 4.7 30.7
1997 6.5 17.0 5.9 19.0 4.5 25.9
1998 6.0 15.9 5.8 19.3 5.1 25.3
1999 5.3 15.1 6.1 19.6 5.1 25.3
2000 4.4 13.2 6.0 19.1 4.6 23.8
2001 3.7 12.0 6.3 18.9 5.3 24.9
2002 3.5 11.6 6.7 19.4 6.0 25.8
2003 3.3 11.1 6.9 19.1 6.8 26.8

 

Methods and Limitations

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey and 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 modified: August 26, 2006
Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007