Wang points out that diabetes is the fifth-largest cause of death in Taiwan. It is estimated that in the population above 40, some 6 % are diabetics, of whom 15 % have a foot pathology. In recent years, the average age of diabetics has fallen. Diabetic foot pathologies, which are now more common than car-accident injuries, have become the leading cause of amputation of the lower limbs in Taiwan.
汪作良指出，糖尿病已名列國人十大死因的第五位，估計四十歲以上人口中，百分之六患有糖尿病，其中百分之十五又有足部病變；近年糖尿病更有「年輕化」的趨勢，糖尿病足部病變已超過車禍等意外傷害，成為國人下肢截肢的主要原因。