Indicator 29: Lower extremity amputation in diabetics admission rate
Type: Avoidable hospitalization/ Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition (ACSC)
Definition: Area level. Number of admissions for lower extremity amputation and diagnosis code for diabetes per 100,000 population.
Precision: Provider Level Provider Signal
 MeanStd DevStd Dev (1)Share (2)Univariate Ratio (3)MSX R2 (4)
     Unadjusted0.0003050.0004270.0001460.0000640.7060.722
     Demographics--0.0001370.0000570.6850.702

From: APPENDIX 7, Empirical Evaluation Results Tables

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