EXHIBIT 1.
Characteristics of Adults Age 45 and Older with Diabetes, California General Population versus Population with any Diabetic Amputation, 2009
| Characteristic | All people with diabetes (%) |
Cases (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 45–64 | 69.8 | 53.0 |
| 65–79 | 22.4 | 32.9 |
| 80 or more | 8.1 | 14.1 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 49.6 | 68.6 |
| Race or ethnicity | ||
| White | 42.3 | 42.9 |
| Black | 5.6 | 12.6 |
| Hispanic | 36.8 | 36.7 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 12.4 | 4.8 |
| Native American | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Other | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Unknown | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Language spoken | ||
| English | 86.2 | 79.1 |
| Spanish | 9.2 | 17.1 |
| Asian or Pacific Island language | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Other | 3.0 | 0.9 |
| Unknown | 0.0 | 1.5 |
SOURCE: State of California estimates are from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) 2009; Cases are based on California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Patient Discharge Data 2009.
NOTES: “All people with diabetes” are adults in California ages forty-five and older who have diabetes based on self-reported survey data. “Cases” are adults age 45 or greater with at least one non-traumatic lower extremity amputation associated with a diagnosis of diabetes in an inpatient hospital or ambulatory surgery center in California.