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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, 1980–2005

  Race
  White Black
Year Male Female Male Female
1980 9.6 25.0 16.2 31.0
1981 9.5 24.3 14.9 34.8
1982 10.1 26.4 15.7 44.4
1983 10.8 29.4 15.6 46.8
1984 11.4 31.5 17.0 48.9
1985 10.9 30.6 18.6 56.6
1986 10.8 28.8 18.6 51.1
1987 10.5 29.1 19.4 52.2
1988 10.1 27.0 18.8 50.1
1989 9.6 26.5 19.5 55.1
1990 8.8 22.4 19.3 52.9
1991 8.8 23.7 18.7 48.8
1992 8.0 21.5 17.5 41.4
1993 7.8 22.6 17.2 41.8
1994 7.2 21.0 16.1 41.5
1995 7.7 22.8 16.9 49.6
1996 7.7 23.1 16.5 48.3
1997 6.3 20.3 14.1 31.2
1998 6.3 19.5 13.7 29.9
1999 6.1 17.7 13.7 33.6
2000 5.8 16.6 12.9 29.0
2001 5.6 17.7 12.7 27.5
2002 5.6 20.0 12.3 26.2
2003 5.6 20.4 12.0 28.1
2004 5.4 17.4 10.5 28.6
2005 5.1 15.7 9.3 22.1

 

Methods and Limitations

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 modified: December 1, 2008
Page last reviewed: December 1, 2008