Crude and Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Stroke as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, 1988–2006
From 1988 to 2006, the trends were similar for both crude and age-adjusted rates for stroke as first-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population. The rates leveled off from 1988 to 1996, and then declined to 2006. The age-adjusted rate was 12.5 per 1,000 diabetic population in 1988 and 7.3 in 2006.

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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. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.
Page last reviewed: February 3, 2011
