Trends in diabetes-related foot disease hospitalizations and amputations in Australia, 2010 to 2019.

Matthew Quigley; Jedidiah I Morton; Peter A Lazzarini; Sophia Zoungas; Jonathan E Shaw; Dianna J Magliano
Abstract
To determine trends in the incidence of hospitalizations and amputations for diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) in Australia.We included 70,766 people with type 1, and 1,087,706 with type 2 diabetes from the Australian diabetes registry from 2010 to 2019, linked to hospital admissions databases. Trends in age-adjusted incidence were summarized as annual percent changes (APC).In people with type 1 diabetes, total DFD hospitalizations increased from 20.8 to 30.5 per 1,000 person-years between 2010 and 2019 (APC: 5.1% (95% CI: 3.5, 6.8)), including increases for ulceration (13.3% (2.9, 24.7)), osteomyelitis (5.6% (2.7, 8.7)), peripheral arterial disease (7.7% (3.7, 11.9)), and neuropathy (8.7% (5.5, 12.0)). In people with type 2 diabetes, DFD hospitalizations changed from 18.6 to 24.8 per 1,000 person-years between 2010 and 2019 (APC: 4.5% (3.6, 5.4); 2012-2019), including increases for ulceration (8.7% (4.0, 13.7)), cellulitis (5.4% (3.7, 7.0)), osteomyelitis (6.7% (5.7, 7.7)), and neuropathy (6.9% (5.2, 8.5)). Amputations were stable in type 1, whereas in type 2, above knee amputations decreased (-6.0% (-9.1, -2.7). Adjustment for diabetes duration attenuated the magnitude of most increases, but many remained significant.DFD hospitalizations increased markedly in Australia, mainly driven by ulceration and neuropathy, highlighting the importance of managing DFD to prevent hospitalizations.
Journal DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
ISSN 1872-8227
Published 01 Dec 2022
Volume 194
Issue
Pages 110189 110189
DOI 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110189
Type Journal Article
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