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Distribution of First-Listed Diagnoses on Hospital Discharges with Diabetes as Any Listed Diagnosis, Children and Young People (0–17 Years of Age), United States, 2003

Among hospital discharges to children and young people (aged 0–17 years), 75% had diabetes as the first-listed diagnosis. (Data reflect percentage of discharges, and not percentage of patients.) As the detailed table shows, about 62% of the discharges with diabetes as the first-listed diagnoses are for diabetes ketoacidosis.

First-Listed Diagnosis (ICD-9-CM Codes) Number Percent 
Diabetes (250) 31,199 75.1
Respiratory Diseases (460–519) 1,507 3.6
Mental Disorders (290–319) 1,293 3.1
Digestive Diseases (520–579) 1,237 3.0
Injury and Poisoning (800–999) 1,051 2.5
Other Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Disease and Immunity Disorders (249–279, except 250) 1,035 2.5
Pregnancy/Childbirth/Puerperium (630–676) 617 1.5
Infectious and Parasitic Disease (001–139) 589 1.4
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (680–709) 447 1.1
Genitourinary Diseases (580–629) 419 1.0
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs (320–389)  273 0.7
Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (710–739) 239 0.6
Circulatory Diseases (390–459) 208 0.5
Neoplasms (140–239) 135 0.3
Other 1,269 3.1
Total 41,516 100.0


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Detailed Data Table

Data Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), data from Kids' Inpatient Database (KID).  Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

Page last modified: January 9, 2009
Page last reviewed: January 9, 2009