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Table 1 Prevalent and incident cases based on DFU code, by age group and sex, Canada, 2011

From: Economic burden of illness associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Canada

Age group

Prevalent cases (rates per 100,000)

Incident cases (rates per 100,000)

Women

Men

All

Women

Men

All

<35 years

278 (3.8)

357 (4.7)

635 (4.3)

164 (2.2)

197 (2.6)

361 (2.4)

35 to 44 years

606 (25.9)

1,065 (44.9)

1,671 (35.4)

314 (13.4)

524 (22.1)

838 (17.8)

45 to 54 years

1,383 (51.2)

2,738 (101.0)

4,121 (76.1)

738 (27.3)

1,380 (50.9)

2,118 (39.1)

55 to 64 years

2,180 (101.1)

4,478 (213.9)

6,666 (156.6)

1,171 (54.1)

2,277 (108.8)

3,448 (81.0)

65 to 74 years

2,097 (156.3)

4,060 (329.5)

6,157 (239.2)

1,252 (93.3)

2,298 (186.5)

3,550 (137.9)

75 to 84 years

2,031 (224.5)

2,861 (411.1)

4,892 (305.7)

1,317 (145.6)

1,775 (255.0)

3,092 (193.2)

85+ years

853 (198.2)

602 (288.5)

1,455 (227.7)

626 (145.4)

416 (199.4)

1,042 (163.0)

Total

9,436 (54.9)

16,161 (95.5)

25,597 (75.1)

5,582 (32.5)

8,867 (52.4)

14,449 (42.4)

  1. DFU: Diabetic Foot Ulcer.