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Table 2 Numbers, proportions (%), mean age (SD), minimum and maximum ages of key conditions associated with lower extremity amputation

From: What are the key conditions associated with lower limb amputations in a major Australian teaching hospital?

 

Number

%

Mean age

SD

Min

Max

Type 2 Diabetes

99

53.2

67

10

41

94

PAD

34

18.3

68

18

26

100

Trauma

15

8.1

36

10

18

54

Type 1 Diabetes

13

7.0

52

12

34

67

Malignant tumours

10

5.4

56

19

23

85

Joint Deformity

7

3.8

55

19

31

89

Emboli

4

2.1

69

6

62

74

Neuropathy

3

1.6

48

8

40

55

Infection

1

0.5

84

84

-

-

Total

186

100

62

16

18

100

  1. PAD = Peripheral arterial disease (non-diabetes).