DAILY GAZETTE 

The number of adult Hispanics who were hospitalized for diabetes-related foot and leg amputations between 2001 and 2004 increased, according to a data from the 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report.

The report said about 86,000 Americans underwent diabetes-related amputations in 2004.

The hospitalization rate for Hispanics increased from 63 admissions per 100,000 people in 2001 to 80 admissions per 100,000 people in 2004. During the same period the rate for whites remained steady and the rate for blacks decreased.

The report also showed that in 2004, 38 percent of adult Hispanics over 40 years old with diabetes received the three recommended annual screenings, including foot and eye exams and blood sugar level checks. That percentage was 47 for both whites and blacks.

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