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Crude and Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, 1980–2005

After peaking in the mid-1980s, the age-adjusted hospital discharge rate for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as the first-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population decreased overall. The crude hospital discharge rate experienced only a slight decrease during the same time period.

Graph showing Crude and Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, 1980-2005. Links for data figures, sources, methodology and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this figure.
 

Year Crude Age-Adjusted
1980 11.1 27.5
1981 10.9 27.8
1982 11.5 30.9
1983 12.5 35.0
1984 13.4 37.6
1985 13.4 38.5
1986 13.4 36.4
1987 13.6 37.7
1988 13.1 35.3
1989 12.8 35.9
1990 12.2 31.4
1991 12.4 32.6
1992 11.7 30.1
1993 11.6 31.7
1994 11.0 30.1
1995 11.6 32.4
1996 11.3 31.6
1997 9.1 25.9
1998 9.0 25.4
1999 9.0 24.5
2000 8.4 22.5
2001 8.1 23.0
2002 8.0 24.7
2003 8.1 26.4
2004 7.8 24.4
2005 7.4 21.5

 

Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data Table

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.

 

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Page last reviewed: December 1, 2008