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.
|
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 reviewed: January 9, 2009
