an increasing trendp=0.07
The total number of all amputations shows an increasing trend in the longer term (KWT p=0.07, ρ=0.16, p=0.008), which is due to the significant increase in the number of minor amputations (from 16,143 in 2019 to 17,872 in 2023, KWT p=0.002) by the constant number of major amputations (KWT p=0.4) ( Figure 3B ).