National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.28

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Table 1.28
Hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations in patients with diabetes per 1,000 population, United States, 1998-2000 and 2002-2004
		2002-2004		1998-2000
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		4.4	0.2	6.0	0.4
Age, not age adjusted	0-17	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	2.7	0.4	3.5	0.6
	45-64	4.6	0.3	6.3	0.6
	65 and over	6.9	0.5	9.7	0.7
Race^b	AI/AN only	DNC	DNC	DSU	DSU
	Asian only	DSU	DSU	DNC	DNC
	NHOPI only	DSU	DSU	DNC	DNC
	Black only	5.9	0.7	7.3	0.9
	White only	3.1	0.3	4.4	0.4
Gender	Male	6.0	0.4	7.7	0.6
Gender	Female	2.9	0.2	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 system did not collect data for this population.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

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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