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

Starting from 1980, the age-adjusted hospital discharge rates for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as the first-listed diagnosis are similar. After peaking in the late 1980s, age-adjusted DKA rates declined for both men and women overall. In 2005, age-adjusted DKA rates were 23.6 per 1,000 men with diabetes and 19.5 per 1,000 women with diabetes.

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

Year Males Females
1980 25.4 29.1
1981 26.0 29.2
1982 27.0 34.1
1983 36.5 33.9
1984 38.6 36.9
1985 44.8 34.4
1986 38.9 34.4
1987 38.3 37.2
1988 34.7 35.9
1989 36.2 35.6
1990 37.8 26.9
1991 39.8 27.4
1992 34.4 26.6
1993 33.8 30.0
1994 32.8 28.0
1995 37.7 28.7
1996 38.4 27.1
1997 26.2 25.7
1998 27.0 23.9
1999 27.3 21.9
2000 26.0 19.6
2001 27.7 19.2
2002 27.8 22.3
2003 29.7 23.8
2004 25.7 23.2
2005 23.7 19.6

 

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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