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Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Congestive Heart Failure as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Race, United States 1988–2006

From 1988 to 2006, the age-adjusted hospital discharge rates for heart failure as first-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population decreased among whites. However, among blacks, no clear trend was detected during this time period. Throughout the period, the age-adjusted rate was higher among blacks than among whites. In 2006, the rate among blacks was nearly twice the rate among whites (17.7 vs. 9.3 per 1,000 diabetic population).

Graph showing Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Heart Failure as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, by Race, 1988–2006. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.

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Year White Black
Rate Standard Error Rate Standard Error
1988 18.1 2.1 17.9 3.8
1989 14.4 1.6 19.5 5.0
1990 16.6 1.9 22.5 4.8
1991 12.8 1.4 22.9 4.7
1992 15.3 1.4 28.4 5.6
1993 17.4 1.7 26.3 6.2
1994 14.8 1.8 21.2 3.6
1995 14.1 1.5 18.8 3.4
1996 17.3 1.9 22.6 4.4
1997 13.3 1.5 18.2 2.4
1998 13.9 1.2 22.5 3.0
1999 14.0 1.3 23.6 3.1
2000 13.5 1.5 24.5 4.3
2001 12.1 1.1 21.3 2.7
2002 12.9 1.3 24.1 3.0
2003 13.5 1.4 22.6 3.5
2004 11.1 1.0 16.9 2.2
2005 10.5 1.0 19.0 2.5
2006 9.3 1.0 17.7 2.5

 

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Detailed Data Table

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. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

 

Page last modified: February 3, 2011
Page last reviewed: February 3, 2011