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Crude and Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for a Lower Extremity Condition as the First-Listed or Any-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, 1988–2007

Overall, both the crude and age-adjusted hospital discharge rates with a lower extremity condition (LEC) as first and any-listed diagnosis decreased from 1988 to 2007. In 2007, the crude hospital discharge rate was 15.7 per 1,000 diabetic population for LEC as the first-listed diagnosis and 51.3 for LEC as any-listed diagnosis (i.e., first-listed or secondary diagnosis).

Graph showing Crude and Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for a Lower Extremity Condition as the First-Listed or Any-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, 1988-2007. Links for data figures, sources, methodology and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this figure.
 

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Year First-Listed Any-Listed
Crude Age-Adjusted Crude Age-Adjusted
Rate Std Error Rate Std Error Rate Std Error Rate Std Error
1988 28.0 1.7 19.0 1.6 70.5 3.8 51.5 3.8
1989 28.0 1.3 19.1 1.3 71.2 3.0 51.0 2.9
1990 25.8 1.1 18.0 1.1 70.3 2.7 49.3 2.5
1991 25.1 1.1 17.9 1.1 72.0 2.8 51.1 2.8
1992 24.7 1.1 18.7 1.2 73.7 2.9 53.8 3.0
1993 26.4 1.1 19.6 1.2 76.5 2.9 55.9 3.0
1994 26.7 1.1 19.7 1.2 77.1 3.0 55.7 2.8
1995 28.4 1.3 19.7 1.2 83.3 3.4 59.2 3.1
1996 26.8 1.2 18.5 1.0 80.8 3.1 56.4 2.8
1997 25.8 1.0 18.4 1.0 79.1 2.7 55.3 2.4
1998 23.5 0.9 16.9 0.9 72.6 2.2 49.6 1.9
1999 22.2 0.8 16.6 0.9 70.8 2.2 49.2 2.0
2000 20.2 0.7 15.0 0.8 66.8 2.1 46.0 1.8
2001 19.1 0.7 15.3 0.8 63.6 2.0 46.1 1.9
2002 19.1 0.7 16.2 0.8 63.0 1.9 47.1 1.9
2003 19.0 0.7 16.8 0.9 61.7 2.0 47.9 2.0
2004 18.0 0.7 15.7 0.8 59.1 1.9 44.9 1.7
2005 16.6 0.6 14.3 0.7 55.1 1.8 42.0 1.7
2006 16.0 0.6 14.7 0.8 52.5 1.9 41.5 1.8
2007 15.7 0.8 14.9 1.1 51.3 2.3 41.8 2.3

 

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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 and 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: May 18, 2011
Page last reviewed: May 18, 2011