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Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis

Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges, Number (in Thousands) of Days of Hospital Stay, and Average Length of Stay (LOS) in Days for Discharges with Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis, by Race and Sex, United States, 1988–2009

    White Black Total
Year   Male Female Male Female Male Female
1988 Discharges 18 29 12 10 34 45
  Days 106 159 65 68 194 258
  Average LOS 5.8 5.6 5.5 6.7 5.6 5.7
1989 Discharges 20 28 12 10 36 44
  Days 118 158 67 67 207 258
  Average LOS 5.8 5.7 5.7 6.8 5.7 5.8
1990 Discharges 22 25 12 9 39 41
  Days 126 145 67 55 223 240
  Average LOS 5.7 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.6 5.8
1991 Discharges 24 26 12 9 43 43
  Days 126 140 69 56 229 247
  Average LOS 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.5 5.3 5.8
1992 Discharges 24 25 12 9 44 43
  Days 113 125 69 54 219 269
  Average LOS 4.8 5.1 5.5 6.2 5.0 6.2
1993 Discharges 23 25 12 10 42 46
  Days 100 119 63 61 198 265
  Average LOS 4.4 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7
1994 Discharges 23 23 11 11 42 46
  Days 99 104 58 64 195 249
  Average LOS 4.4 4.5 5.2 5.8 4.6 5.4
1995 Discharges 22 26 13 12 44 49
  Days 97 105 76 62 209 208
  Average LOS 4.5 4.1 6.0 5.2 4.7 4.3
1996 Discharges 21 27 14 11 44 47
  Days 89 104 93 50 214 191
  Average LOS 4.2 3.9 6.8 4.6 4.9 4.0
1997 Discharges 23 27 15 10 48 46
  Days 89 102 98 45 215 178
  Average LOS 3.8 3.8 6.7 4.3 4.5 3.8
1998 Discharges 26 25 14 10 49 46
  Days 89 95 82 46 200 176
  Average LOS 3.4 3.8 5.9 4.4 4.1 3.8
1999 Discharges 29 23 15 11 53 46
  Days 106 91 73 47 210 179
  Average LOS 3.6 3.9 5.0 4.4 3.9 3.9
2000 Discharges 29 24 14 11 53 48
  Days 106 90 66 52 203 185
  Average LOS 3.6 3.7 4.6 4.7 3.9 3.9
2001 Discharges 29 26 15 12 54 49
  Days 113 103 62 51 213 193
  Average LOS 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.4 3.9 3.9
2002 Discharges 28 32 13 13 52 57
  Days 101 117 50 61 191 220
  Average LOS 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.6 3.7 3.9
2003 Discharges 30 33 13 14 57 60
  Days 100 118 52 63 202 227
  Average LOS 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.6 3.6 3.8
2004 Discharges 31 35 13 13 57 62
  Days 97 115 49 60 193 232
  Average LOS 3.2 3.3 3.8 4.8 3.4 3.7
2005 Discharges 34 35 14 12 63 62
  Days 107 121 54 56 211 233
  Average LOS 3.2 3.5 3.9 4.6 3.3 3.8
2006 Discharges 33 37 14 11 63 63
  Days 113 148 54 46 219 250
  Average LOS 3.4 4 3.9 4.2 3.5 4
2007 Discharges 31 37 14 12 64 66
  Days 105 152 54 48 221 297
  Average LOS 3.4 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.9
2008 Discharges 31 38 14 12 65 70
  Days 117 148 50 44 231 253
  Average LOS 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6
2009 Discharges 30 40 14 14 66 75
  Days 116 131 48 48 230 247
  Average LOS 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3

 

Methods and Limitations

 

Data Source: Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data computed by personnel in CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

 

Page last modified: April 17, 2012
Page last reviewed: April 17, 2012