Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Amputations in Romania: Results of a Cross-Sectional Quality of Life Questionnaire Based Survey

Table 1

Patient distribution by age.

⁢Age (years)		20–29	30–39	40–49	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89
Total group (self-reported diabetes) with available data on age		272	555	1897	6413	7219	4000	758
Diabetes with neuropathy		107	310	1111	4127	4721	2817	583
	%	39.34	55.86	58.56	64.66	65.40	70.43	76.91
Diabetes, neuropathy with diabetic foot ulcers		18	44	212	787	886	601	134
	%	6.62	7.93	11.18	12.27	12.81	15.03	17.68
Diabetes, neuropathy with amputation		2	9	52	185	213	137	33
	%	0.74	1.62	2.74	2.88	2.95	33.43	4.35

: number of patients in a given category; %: percentage.
Note: no additional data on amputation (i.e., major or minor) was collected.