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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 1988–2009

From 1988 to 2009, the age-adjusted hospital discharge rates for DKA per 1,000 diabetic population declined among both males and females. In 2009, the age-adjusted rate was 20.3 per 1,000 males with diagnosed diabetes and 23.9 per 1,000 females with diagnosed diabetes.

Graph showing Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Sex, United States 1988-2009. Links for data figures, sources, methodology and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this figure.
 

Year Males Females
Rate Std
Error		 Rate Std
Error
1988 33.7 5.1 37.5 4.9
1989 36.2 4.8 35.6 3.8
1990 37.7 5.4 26.9 2.8
1991 39.7 5.4 27.4 2.8
1992 34.4 4.2 26.6 2.7
1993 33.8 3.8 30.0 3.1
1994 32.8 3.7 28.0 2.9
1995 37.7 4.8 28.7 3.1
1996 33.3 3.8 26.2 2.7
1997 29.9 3.1 26.5 2.5
1998 27.0 2.5 23.9 1.9
1999 27.3 2.5 21.9 1.8
2000 26.0 2.3 19.6 1.5
2001 27.7 2.3 19.2 1.6
2002 27.8 2.3 22.3 1.8
2003 29.7 2.4 23.8 1.9
2004 25.7 2.1 23.2 1.9
2005 24.6 1.9 20.6 1.7
2006 23.8 2.0 19.6 1.6
2007 23.9 2.4 21.3 2.3
2008 21.9 2.4 22.4 2.6
2009 20.3 2.9 23.9 3.6

 

Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data Table

Data Source: Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey and the National Health Interview 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.

 
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