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Table 1Yearly Incidence of Diabetic Foot Ulcer and LEA in Medicare FFS Beneficiaries (Parts A and B), 2006–2008
| Variable | Year | Among Medicare FFS Diabetic Population (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence of Diabetic Foot Ulcer | Incidence of LEA | |||
| Overall | 2006 | 6.0 | 0.5 | |
| 2007 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 2008 | 6.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Age | Under 45 | 2006 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 2008 | 6.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 45 to 54 | 2006 | 7.2 | 0.9 | |
| 2007 | 7.1 | 0.7 | ||
| 2008 | 7.1 | 0.7 | ||
| 55 to 64 | 2006 | 7.0 | 0.9 | |
| 2007 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||
| 2008 | 6.9 | 0.8 | ||
| 65 to 74 | 2006 | 4.6 | 0.4 | |
| 2007 | 4.6 | 0.4 | ||
| 2008 | 4.6 | 0.4 | ||
| 75 to 84 | 2006 | 6.2 | 0.5 | |
| 2007 | 6.1 | 0.4 | ||
| 2008 | 6.0 | 0.4 | ||
| 85 to 94 | 2006 | 8.8 | 0.6 | |
| 2007 | 8.7 | 0.5 | ||
| 2008 | 8.7 | 0.5 | ||
| 95 and over | 2006 | 11.5 | 0.5 | |
| 2007 | 11.4 | 0.5 | ||
| 2008 | 11.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Gender | Male | 2006 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | 6.0 | 0.6 | ||
| 2008 | 6.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Female | 2006 | 6.0 | 0.4 | |
| 2007 | 6.0 | 0.4 | ||
| 2008 | 5.9 | 0.3 | ||
| Race or Ethnicity | White | 2006 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | 6.0 | 0.4 | ||
| 2008 | 6.0 | 0.4 | ||
| African American | 2006 | 6.5 | 0.9 | |
| 2007 | 6.4 | 0.8 | ||
| 2008 | 6.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Asian | 2006 | 3.5 | 0.2 | |
| 2007 | 3.4 | 0.2 | ||
| 2008 | 3.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Hispanic | 2006 | 6.5 | 0.6 | |
| 2007 | 6.4 | 0.5 | ||
| 2008 | 6.4 | 0.5 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2006 | 6.9 | 1.0 | |
| 2007 | 6.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 2008 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||