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Distribution of First-Listed Diagnoses Among Hospital Discharges with Diabetes as Any Listed Diagnosis, Adults Age 18 Years or Older, United States, 2006

Among hospital discharges to adults (aged 18 years or older), the top five categories of first–listed diagnosis among discharges with diabetes as any listed diagnosis are circulatory diseases, diabetes, respiratory diseases, digestive diseases, and injury and poisoning. These five categories accounted for about 66% of discharges, with circulatory diseases accounting for about a third of all discharges. To examine how first-listed diagnoses varied by age see the detailed tables.

First-Listed Diagnosis (ICD-9-CM Codes) Number (in Thousands) Percent 
Circulatory Diseases (390–459) 1488 28.5
Respiratory Diseases (460–519) 553 10.6
Diabetes (250) 553 10.6
Digestive Diseases (520–579) 476 9.1
Injury and Poisoning (800–999) 356 6.8
Genitourinary Diseases (580–629) 318 6.1
Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (710–739) 309 5.9
Other Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Disease and Immunity Disorders (249–279, not 250) 192 3.7
Neoplasms (140–239) 177 3.4
Mental Disorders (290–319) 173 3.3
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (680–709) 158 3.0
Infectious and Parasitic Disease (001–139) 136 2.6
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs (320–389) 84 1.6
Pregnancy/Childbirth/Puerperium (630–676) 15 0.3
Other 227 4.3
Total 5214 100.0

 

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.  Data computed by personnel in CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

 

Page last modified: July 16, 2009
Page last reviewed: July 16, 2009