Crude and Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Ischemic Heart Disease as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, 1980–2003
Crude and age-adjusted hospital discharge rates for ischemic heart disease as first-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population increased through the 1980s and most of the 1990s. Rates peaked in 1995, declined in 1997, and continued to decline. The age-adjusted rate in 2003 (21.5 per 1,000 diabetic population) was similar to the rate in 1980 (24.5 per 1,000 diabetic population).

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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
