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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

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  • Moin Uddin Ahmed

    (Translational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia)

  • Wadad Kathy Tannous

    (Translational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
    School of Business, Western Sydney University, Parramatta, NSW 2150, Australia)

  • Kingsley Emwinyore Agho

    (Translational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
    School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
    African Vision Research Institute (AVRI), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa)

  • Frances Henshaw

    (School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
    ConvaTec, 530 Springvale Rd., Glen Waverley, VIC 3150, Australia)

  • Deborah Turner

    (School of Clinical Sciences, Podiatric Medicine, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia)

  • David Simmons

    (Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW 2560, Australia)

Abstract

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 (

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  • Moin Uddin Ahmed & Wadad Kathy Tannous & Kingsley Emwinyore Agho & Frances Henshaw & Deborah Turner & David Simmons, 2021. "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," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-25, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:21:p:11528-:d:670719
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    1. Nargess Ghassempour & Wadad Kathy Tannous & Kingsley Emwinyore Agho & Gulay Avsar & Lara Ann Harvey, 2022. "The Impact of Reduced Fire Risk Cigarettes Regulation on Residential Fire Incidents, Mortality and Health Service Utilisation in New South Wales, Australia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-14, September.

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