Hospital Discharge Rates for Ischemic Heart Disease as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, by Age, 1980–2003
Age-specific rates of hospital discharge for ischemic heart disease as first-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population increased with age. With the exception of the oldest age group (75 years or older), rates increased across all age groups through the 1980’s and most of the 1990’s and peaked in 1995-1996. In 1997, rates began to decline among those 45 years of age and older. Among those less than 45 years of age, rates declined in 1997 and then leveled off.

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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
