Lower-Extremity Amputation Risk Is Associated With Variation in Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Responses

Lower-extremity amputation risk is associated with variation in behavioral risk factor surveillance system responses.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether regional variation in the rate of lower-extremity amputation (LEA) is associated with health behaviors. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional prevalence study of merged data from the U.S. Census, Medicare parts A and B, and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. We used regression models to determine whether previously described regiona...

Diabetes is the strongest risk factor for lower-extremity amputation in new hemodialysis patients.

OBJECTIVE End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, especially those with diabetes, have an increased risk of nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation (LEA). The present study aims to examine the association of demographic and clinical variables with the risk of hospitalization for LEA among incident hemodialysis patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study population consisted of incident h...

The behavioral risk factor surveillance system.

The Hawaii Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

2 Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge the adult residents of Hawaii who voluntarily participated in the HBRFSS. Without their participation this report as well as other studies derived from HBRFSS would not have been made possible. We would also like to thank staff at the Department of Health especially Dr. Alvin T. Onaka, Chief of Office of Health Status Monitoring (OHSM) and OHSM sta...

Lower Extremity Risk Factors in Iranian Adolescent Taekwondo Players

Background: Taekwondo is a martial art and contact sport in which the athletes' goal is to strike the opponent with maximal force. This fact exposes Taekwondo practitioners to the permanent risk of injuries. Therefore, this prospective study investigated the internal risk factors of lower extremity injuries among adolescent male taekwondo players. Methods: In total, 60 adolescent Taekwondo pla...