2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.27a

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Table 1.27a
Hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations in patients with diabetes per 1,000 population, United States, 1998-2000 and 2001-2003

		2001-2003		1998-2000
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error

Total		4.8	0.3	6.0	0.4

Age (not age adjusted)	0-17	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	2.5	0.3	3.5	0.6
	45-64	5.0	0.4	6.3	0.6
	65 and over	7.9	0.7	9.7	0.7

Race^b	American Indian or Alaska Native only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian only	DSU	DSU	DNC	DNC
	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only	DSU	DSU	DNC	DNC
	Black only	5.3	0.6	7.3	0.9
	White only	3.7	0.3	4.4	0.4

Gender	Male	6.4	0.4	7.7	0.6
Gender	Female	3.2	0.3	4.3	0.4

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

^b Race classification changed in 2000. Data for 2000 and later years may not be comparable to data from previous years.

DNC: Data for specific population are not collected.

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 and National Health Interview Survey.

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