Rates and risk factors for amputation in people with diabetes in Japan: a historical cohort study using a nationwide claims database.

Masanori KanekoKazuya FujiharaMayuko Yamada HaradaTaeko OsawaMasahiko YamamotoMasaru KitazawaYasuhiro MatsubayashiTakaho YamadaHiroyasu SeidaSatoru KodamaHirohito Sone

Published in: Journal of foot and ankle research (2021)

Age and HbA1c were associated with amputations among diabetic individuals, and the rates of amputation were significantly greater in those ≥60 years old and with HbA1c ≥8.0%.

Keyphrases

lower limb
type diabetes
peripheral artery disease
cardiovascular disease
health insurance
glycemic control
cross sectional
emergency department
adverse drug
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle