Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Ischemic Heart Disease as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, by Race, 1980–2003
From 1980 through 1996, age-adjusted hospital discharge rates for ischemic heart disease as first-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population showed little change and rates were higher among whites than blacks. Rates dropped in 1997 and then showed little change for blacks while declining for whites. In 2003, the rate per 1,000 diabetic population was 16.1 for whites and 14.7 for blacks.

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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
