Leg and foot ulcer prevalence and investigation of the peripheral arterial and venous circulation in a randomised elderly population. An epidemiological survey and clinical investigation.
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Five thousand one hundred and forty questionnaires concerning leg ulcers were sent to a randomly selected population aged 65 years and older in Gothenburg in April 1989. The response rate was 89%. Ninety/seven individuals answered affirmatively, that they had leg ulcers, which corresponds to a prevalence of 2.15 +// 0.42 per cent. These 97 individuals and the same number of controls were asked to come for a medical examination with tests of the peripheral circulation and an interview. Seventy/five (of the 97) were examined. Thirty/five had leg or foot ulcers caused by vascular insufficiency and/or diabetes and the true prevalence was estimated to be 1.02 +// 0.29 per cent.Downloads
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1993-02-01
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Andersson, E., Hansson, C., & Swanbeck, G. (1993). Leg and foot ulcer prevalence and investigation of the peripheral arterial and venous circulation in a randomised elderly population. An epidemiological survey and clinical investigation. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 73(1), 57–61. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555735761
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