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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 Diabetes as First-Listed Diagnosis, by Age, United States, 1980–2005

    Age Group
Year   0–44 45–64 65–74 75+ Total
1980 Discharges 158 245 138 105 645
  Days 1216 2451 1624 1464 6754
  Average LOS 7.7 10.0 11.8 14.0 10.5
1981 Discharges 167 239 144 106 655
  Days 1144 2314 1596 1314 6369
  Average LOS 6.9 9.7 11.1 12.4 9.7
1982 Discharges 180 241 145 95 661
  Days 1221 2331 1553 1159 6264
  Average LOS 6.8 9.7 10.7 12.1 9.5
1983 Discharges 183 237 146 109 675
  Days 1317 2193 1555 1323 6388
  Average LOS 7.2 9.3 10.6 12.1 9.5
1984 Discharges 166 199 130 98 593
  Days 984 1625 1295 965 4869
  Average LOS 5.9 8.2 10.0 9.9 8.2
1985 Discharges 149 160 96 75 480
  Days 871 1301 937 793 3901
  Average LOS 5.8 8.2 9.8 10.6 8.1
1986 Discharges 152 159 107 72 491
  Days 794 1276 993 688 3751
  Average LOS 5.2 8.0 9.2 9.5 7.6
1987 Discharges 158 150 92 74 474
  Days 848 1187 890 677 3602
  Average LOS 5.4 7.9 9.7 9.2 7.6
1988 Discharges 153 134 91 76 454
  Days 872 1120 907 845 3744
  Average LOS 5.7 8.3 10.0 11.2 8.3
1989 Discharges 130 142 95 71 438
  Days 729 1005 853 720 3308
  Average LOS 5.6 7.1 9.0 10.2 7.6
1990 Discharges 132 134 93 60 420
  Days 724 1088 784 700 3295
  Average LOS 5.5 8.1 8.4 11.6 7.8
1991 Discharges 142 128 88 71 429
  Days 673 955 749 666 3043
  Average LOS 4.7 7.5 8.5 9.4 7.1
1992 Discharges 154 148 88 86 476
  Days 768 1013 737 757 3274
  Average LOS 5.0 6.8 8.4 8.8 6.9
1993 Discharges 135 147 94 88 464
  Days 664 1069 953 796 3483
  Average LOS 4.9 7.3 10.1 9.1 7.5
1994 Discharges 162 153 96 92 502
  Days 677 961 845 699 3181
  Average LOS 4.2 6.3 8.8 7.6 6.3
1995 Discharges 133 172 93 95 493
  Days 594 1082 764 634 3072
  Average LOS 4.5 6.3 8.2 6.7 6.2
1996 Discharges 144 161 100 98 503
  Days 652 1126 695 702 3175
  Average LOS 4.5 7.0 6.9 7.2 6.3
1997 Discharges 135 173 101 98 507
  Days 506 989 741 701 2937
  Average LOS 3.7 5.7 7.3 7.1 5.8
1998 Discharges 152 161 92 107 513
  Days 614 894 506 642 2656
  Average LOS 4.0 5.6 5.5 6.0 5.2
1999 Discharges 159 187 100 99 545
  Days 634 1052 622 631 2938
  Average LOS 4.0 5.6 6.2 6.4 5.4
2000 Discharges 158 207 85 107 557
  Days 585 1165 503 624 2877
  Average LOS 3.7 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.2
2001 Discharges 155 201 100 106 562
  Days 578 1011 572 600 2761
  Average LOS 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.9
2002 Discharges 180 205 95 98 577
  Days 692 1067 550 584 2893
  Average LOS 3.8 5.2 5.8 6.0 5.0
2003 Discharges 187 204 94 111 597
  Days 686 1035 500 555 2775
  Average LOS 3.7 5.1 5.3 5.0 4.7
2004 Discharges 179 208 97 114 599
  Days 678 1020 531 595 2825
  Average LOS 3.8 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.7
2005 Discharges 185 209 93 99 585
  Days 682 1069 479 544 2774
  Average LOS 3.7 5.1 5.2 5.5 4.7

 

Methods and Limitations

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. Data computed by personnel in CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

 
Page last modified: August 26, 2006
Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007