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

Rates of hospital discharge for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as the first-listed diagnosis were lower in 2005 than in 1980 for each age group examined. Age-specific rates were highest among people aged younger than 45 years and were much lower for people aged 45 years or older. In 2005, the DKA hospital discharge rate for people aged younger than 45 years was 31.6 per 1,000 people with diabetes, which is more than 20 times the rate of people aged 65 and older (1.4 per 1,000).

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

  Age
Year 0–44 45–64 65+
1980 39.3 6.2 4.2
1981 39.9 6.1 3.7
1982 44.7 5.8 3.5
1983 51.1 5.7 3.5
1984 54.9 6.1 4.0
1985 56.1 6.5 4.0
1986 53.0 6.0 4.1
1987 55.4 5.0 4.0
1988 52.0 4.5 3.7
1989 52.7 5.0 3.3
1990 45.7 5.7 3.0
1991 47.5 6.1 2.8
1992 43.7 6.0 2.5
1993 46.4 5.5 2.4
1994 44.0 5.5 2.2
1995 47.4 5.8 2.3
1996 46.0 6.3 2.2
1997 37.9 4.4 1.9
1998 37.2 4.3 1.9
1999 35.7 4.3 1.9
2000 32.9 4.1 1.8
2001 33.7 3.6 1.6
2002 36.5 3.5 1.4
2003 39.1 3.5 1.2
2004 35.9 3.6 1.3
2005 31.6 3.4 1.4

 

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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