Table C.5. Lower extremity amputations in persons with diabetes per 1,000 population (all ages), National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 1997-2000

Population group	1997-1999		1998-2000
	Rate	Standard error	Rate	Standard error
Total	5.0	0.4	4.8	0.4
Age (not age adjusted)
0-17	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
18-44	3.3	0.6	3.5	0.6
45-64	7.1	0.6	6.4	0.6
65 and over	10.4	0.7	9.8	0.7
Racea
American Indian or Alaska Native	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian or Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Black or African American	7.3	1.5	7.0	1.5
White	3.4	0.3	3.5	0.4
Ethnicity
Hispanic	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Non-Hispanic	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Black or African American	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
White	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender
Female	2.9	0.3	3.2	0.3
Male	7.3	0.8	6.6	0.8
Expected payment sourceb
Medicaid	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Medicare	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Private/other insurance	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Unknown (weighted count)	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Race categories changed in 2000. Data for 2000 may not be comparable to those used in previous years.
^b Rates may be overestimated due to undercount in the denominators of some payment sources from the Current Population Survey.

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.

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