Table 2.
Prevalence rates of hospitalizations for diabetic foot complications across the years 2011 to 2018 in Tuscany. Hospitalization rate for diabetic foot complications = −038 × incidence rate + 14.2.
| Year | Ulcers | Infections | Gangrene | Charcot | Revascularizations | Major Amputations | Minor Amputations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| 2011 | 138 (8.5) | 127 (7.8) | 940 (57.7) | 9 (0.6) | 358 (22.0) | 18 (1.1) | 38 (2.3) | 1628 (14.1) |
| 2012 | 144 (9.3) | 130 (8.4) | 871 (56.3) | 10 (0.6) | 335 (2.6) | 24 (1.5) | 33 (2.1) | 1547 (13.4) |
| 2013 | 139 (9.4) | 117 (7.9) | 814 (55.3) | 9 (0.6) | 348 (23.7) | 16 (1.1) | 28 (1.9) | 1471 (12.8) |
| 2014 | 122 (8.5) | 104 (7.3) | 795 (5.6) | 7 (0.5) | 349 (24.4) | 20 (1.4) | 33 (2.3) | 1430 (12.4) |
| 2015 | 117 (8.5) | 102 (7.4) | 743 (53.9) | 1 (0.1) | 348 (25.2) | 17 (1.2) | 50 (3.6) | 1378 (11.9) |
| 2016 | 114 (7.8) | 109 (7.4) | 780 (53.3) | 3 (0.2) | 399 (27.2) | 18 (1.2) | 41 (2.8) | 1464 (12.7) |
| 2017 | 106 (7.8) | 115 (8.4) | 695 (50.9) | 7 (0.5) | 377 (27.6) | 19 (1.4) | 45 (3.3) | 1364 (11.8) |
| 2018 | 105 (8.4) | 104 (8.3) | 644 (51.6) | 5 (0.4) | 340 (27.3) | 11 (0.9) | 38 (3.0) | 1247 (10.8) |
| P for trend | NS | NS | 0.0001 | NS | <0.0001 | NS | 0.007 | 0.0001 |