Risk factors for lower extremity amputation among patients with diabetes in Singapore

Abstract Background Among other risk factors, renal disease and ethnicity have been associated with diabetic lower extremity amputation (LEA) in Western populations. However, little is known about risk factors for LEA among Asian patients. Objective The objective was to assess the proportion of hosp...

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Published in:	Journal of diabetes and its complications Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 382 - 386
Main Authors:	Yang, Yong, Østbye, Truls, Tan, Say Beng, Abdul Salam, Zakir-Hussain, Ong, Biauw Chi, Yang, Kok Soong
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-11-2011 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Aged Amputation China - ethnology Codes Confidence intervals Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Diabetic Angiopathies - complications Diabetic Angiopathies - epidemiology Diabetic Angiopathies - ethnology Diabetic Angiopathies - surgery Diabetic Foot - complications Diabetic Foot - epidemiology Diabetic Foot - ethnology Diabetic Foot - surgery Diabetic Nephropathies - complications Diabetic Nephropathies - ethnology Disease Electronic Health Records Emergency medical care Endocrinology & Metabolism Ethnicity Female Foot diseases Hospital costs Hospitalization Hospitals, General Humans ICD-9-AM India - ethnology LEA Lower Extremity - surgery Malaysia - ethnology Male Middle Aged Renal disease Renal Insufficiency - complications Renal Insufficiency - ethnology Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Singapore - epidemiology Malaysia Singapore China India DM LEA Renal disease Ethnicity ICD-9-AM
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