Comorbidities associated with diabetic foot complications among Asian Americans in southern California.
The comorbidities of diabetes mellitus were evaluated in an Asian American population with podiatric symptoms living in southern California. The three most common nonpedal complaints in men were blurred vision (73.6%), hypertension (64.1%), and erectile dysfunction (52.3%) and in women were blurred vision (84.5%), incontinence (71.5%), and low-back pain with radiculopathy-like symptoms (56.5%). The most significant finding was that only 3.2% of all patients had any previous knowledge or understanding of the risks of foot infection, ulceration, and amputation secondary to diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in ethnic populations once considered practically exempt continues to rise steadily, and Asians living in the United States are becoming casualties of diabetes mellitus and its complications.
Han
Paul Y
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Diabetic Foot Care Center, Coastal Communities Hospital, Tenet Health System, Santa Ana, CA 92704, USA.
Ezquerro
Ruben
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Pan
Kwei-min
KM
Hwang
Steven
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Chung
Yong
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Lu
Jin-Jou
JJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications