Average Length of Stay (LOS) in Days of Hospital Discharges with Major Cardiovascular Disease as First-Listed Diagnosis and Diabetes as Secondary Diagnosis, United States, 1980–2003
From 1980 through 2003, the average length of stay of hospital discharges with major cardiovascular disease as first-listed diagnosis and diabetes as secondary diagnosis decreased 7.8 days (from 12.2 to 4.4 days). As the detailed tables show, the decrease in the average length of stay was apparent across all age, sex, and race groups examined.
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Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey and Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. U.S. Bureau of the Census, census of the population and population estimates and National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, bridged-race population estimates. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.
Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007
