Leg and foot ulcer prevalence and investigation of the peripheral arterial and venous circulation in a randomised elderly population. An epidemiological survey and clinical investigation.
Five thousand one hundred and forty questionnaires concerning leg ulcers were sent to a randomly selected population aged 65 years and older in Gothenburg in April 1989. The response rate was 89%. Ninety-seven individuals answered affirmatively, that they had leg ulcers, which corresponds to a prevalence of 2.15 +/- 0.42 per cent. These 97 individuals and the same number of controls were asked to come for a medical examination with tests of the peripheral circulation and an interview. Seventy-five (of the 97) were examined. Thirty-five had leg or foot ulcers caused by vascular insufficiency and/or diabetes and the true prevalence was estimated to be 1.02 +/- 0.29 per cent.
Andersson
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Department of Dermatology, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Sweden.
Hansson
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Swanbeck
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology