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Table 3 Prevalence of diabetes chronic complications according to disease duration

From: Diabetes in Argentina: cost and management of diabetes and its complications and challenges for health policy

Complication

Diabetes duration (years)

Ā 

0 - 5

6 - 10

11 - 20

=20

Blindness

1.6

2.6

3.8

6.9

AMI

10.1

10.2

16.8

16.1

Stroke

8.2

9.7

10.4

8.1

ESRD

0.3

0.5

1.1

2.6

Amputation

3.8

5.0

9.0

15.7

Postural hypotension

55.9

52.3

50.1

36.5

Angor

29.1

27.1

28.9

24.9

Neuropathy

55.2

61.7

69.0

73.3

Lower limb claudication

25.0

29.8

31.7

36.7

  1. AMI: Acute myocardial infarction. ESRD: End-Stage Renal Disease. Data expressed as percentage. Source: QUALIDIAB Database 2006.