[Prevalence of diabetes in a 2-year material of amputations in Hordaland].
There are few data available on amputations in Norway. We present data on major amputations in Hordaland county (405,000 inhabitants), western Norway, during a 2-year period. The total number of amputated patients was 16.4 per year per 100,000 inhabitants. This figure is low compared with those of other Scandinavian reports. 34.6% of the patients had diabetes. Smoking is a major risk factor in all groups. Diabetics, smokers and men were younger when amputated than non-diabetics, non-smokers and women.
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Medisinsk avdeling, Haukeland sykehus, Bergen.
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D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects
Diabetesforekomst i et toårsmateriale av amputasjoner i Hordaland.