Prevalence and Burden of Diabetes-Related Foot Disease in New South Wales, Australia
Evidence from the 45 and Up Study Survey Data Linked with Health Services Data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moin Uddin Ahmed (0000-0002-1733-5216, Translational Research Institute, corresponding author), Kathy Tannous (0000-0002-3153-5652, Translational Research Institute), Kingsley E Agho (0000-0003-4111-3207, Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals), Frances Henshaw (0000-0002-7281-3866, Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals), Deborah E Turner (0000-0001-8755-9138, Queensland University of Technology), Deborah Turner (0000-0003-1321-3403, Queensland University of Technology), David Simmons (0000-0003-0560-0761, Western Sydney University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 11528-11528 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph182111528 |
| PMID | 34770043 |
| OpenAlex | W3211281710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 42 |
Diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) is a major public health concern due to the higher risks of hospitalisation. However, estimates of the prevalence of DFD in the general population are not available in Australia. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of DFD and diabetes-related lower-extremity amputation (DLEA) among people aged 45 years and over in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The NSW 45 and Up Study baseline survey data of 267,086 persons aged 45 years and over, linked with health services' administrative data from 2006 to 2012 were used in our study. Of these, 28,210 individuals had been diagnosed with diabetes, and our study identified 3035 individuals with DFD. The prevalence of DFD, diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), diabetic foot infection (DFI), diabetic gangrene (DG), and DLEA were 10.8% (95%CI: 10.3, 11.2), 5.4% (95% CI: 5.1, 5.8), 5.2% (95%CI: 4.9, 5.5), 0.4% (95%CI: 0.3, 0.5), and 0.9% (95%CI: 0.7, 1.0), respectively. DFD, DFU, DFI, DG, and DLEA were the most common among those who were older, born in Australia, from low-income households (<AUD 20,000), or were without private health insurance. Interventional messages to reduce all forms of DFD should target those who are from high-risk groups
Amputation · Australian population · Diabetes mellitus · Diabetic foot · Disease · Disease burden · Environmental health · Foot (prosody · Gangrene · Population · Public health · Demography · Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management · Medicine · Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management · Wound Healing and Treatments · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Surgery
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |