1343-P: Decreasing Lifetime Prevalence of Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers over 25 Years—Longitudinal Analyses of the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway
RIISE, HKR; IGLAND, J; GRAUE, M; HAUGSTVEDT, A; OSTBYE, T; SØFTELAND, E; HERMANN, M; CARLSSON, S; ÅSVOLD, BO; IVERSEN, MM
Published in: Diabetes
Background and objectives: Data on time trends in diabetes-related foot ulcer (DFU) prevalence are limited. We aimed to determine trends in the lifetime prevalence of DFU in the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) conducted in three waves between 1995 and 2019.Research Design and Methods: This longitudinal population-based study consists of individuals ≥20 years with diabetes who participated in at least one of the three HUNT surveys from 1995-2019. Type 2 diabetes was defined as glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GADA) <5 IU/mL (<0.09 ai) and age at diagnosis ≥30 years. Type 1 diabetes was defined as GADA ≥5 IU/mL (≥ 0.09 ai) and/or age at diagnosis <30 years. We used the following question to assess prevalence of DFU: “Have you had a foot ulcer that required more than three weeks to heal?”. The lifetime prevalence of DFUs was evaluated using cross-sectional data.Results: The total diabetes population was 1630 in HUNT2, 1824 in HUNT3 and 2393 in HUNT4. Approximately 85% of the participants had type 2 diabetes. Among those with type 2 diabetes, the lifetime prevalence (95% confidence interval (CI)) of a DFU requiring three or more weeks to heal was 10.1% (8.5-11.8) in HUNT2, 7.4% (6.2-8.8) in HUNT3 and 5.0% (4.1-6.0) in HUNT4. Corresponding numbers in those with type 1 diabetes were 14.9% (11.1-19.8), 8.5% (5.4-13.3) and 7.2% (4.8-10.5), respectively. The decline in DFU prevalence persisted after adjusting for age, sex, educational level, marital status, work situation, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, smoking, and HbA1c.Conclusion: The results of this longitudinal population-based study suggest that the lifetime prevalence of DFUs in Norway has declined substantially during the past 25 years.
