Forest Plot of Weight, BMI and Waist Circumference*.

<p>*weight = body weight in kg; BMI = Body Mass Index in kg/m2; Waist = waist circumference in cm.</p

Forest Plot of LDL, Insulin and HOMA*.

<p>* LDL = Low Density Lipoprotein; HOMA = Homeostatic Model Assessment.</p

Included Studies.

<p>Included Studies.</p

Incidence rates of foot-related hospitalisation (admissions and bed days) and amputation (total, minor and major) cases amongst persons with diabetes in the estimated diabetes population (per 1,000 person-years) and general resident population (per 100,000 person-years) in Queensland from 2005 to 2010.

<p>95% CI: 95% Confidence Intervals</p><p>^ Chi-squared tests of trend used unless otherwise indicated</p><p># Rates are standardised to the age and sex distribution of the general resident population in the year 2006 and presented as per 100,000 person-years of the general Queensland resident population</p><p>* <i>p</i> < 0.05.</p><p>Incidence rates of foot-related hospitalisation (admissions and bed days) and amputation (total, minor and major) cases amongst persons with diabetes in the estimated diabetes population (per 1,000 person-years) and general resident population (per 100,000 person-years) in Queensland from 2005 to 2010.</p

Absolute numbers of foot-related hospitalisation (admissions, bed days and average length of stay (ALOS)) and amputation (total, minor and major) cases amongst persons with diabetes, plus, estimated diabetes and general resident population, in Queensland from 2005 to 2010.

<p>Data are number (%); ALOS: average length of stay; IQR: Interquartile range</p><p>^ Chi-squared tests of independence used unless otherwise indicated</p><p># Kruskal-Wallis tests used</p><p>* <i>p</i> < 0.05.</p><p>Absolute numbers of foot-related hospitalisation (admissions, bed days and average length of stay (ALOS)) and amputation (total, minor and major) cases amongst persons with diabetes, plus, estimated diabetes and general resident population, in Queensland from 2005 to 2010.</p

ICD codes (ICD-10-AM) used to identify a principal diagnosis of a diabetes foot-related complication.

<p>ICD codes (ICD-10-AM) used to identify a principal diagnosis of a diabetes foot-related complication.</p

Rate ratios of hospitalisation (admissions and occupied bed days) and amputation (total, minor and major) cases in Queensland from 2005 to 2010 with and without adjustment for sex, age and sex*age groups: results from Poisson regression models using calendar year as a categorical variable.

<p>* <i>p</i> < 0.05</p><p># Referent year</p><p>RR: Rate ratio; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Intervals</p><p>Rate ratios of hospitalisation (admissions and occupied bed days) and amputation (total, minor and major) cases in Queensland from 2005 to 2010 with and without adjustment for sex, age and sex*age groups: results from Poisson regression models using calendar year as a categorical variable.</p

Rate ratios of hospitalisation (admissions and bed days) and amputation (total, minor and major) cases in Queensland from 2005 to 2010 with and without adjustment for sex, age and sex*age groups: results from Poisson regression models using calendar year as a continuous variable.

<p>* <i>p</i> < 0.05</p><p>^Referent Age Category: 0–34 years</p><p>^^Referent: Female*Same Age Category</p><p>RR: Rate ratio; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Intervals</p><p>Rate ratios of hospitalisation (admissions and bed days) and amputation (total, minor and major) cases in Queensland from 2005 to 2010 with and without adjustment for sex, age and sex*age groups: results from Poisson regression models using calendar year as a continuous variable.</p