Table 7.14 Hospital Discharge Rate for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population,
by Sex, United States, 1980-1996

Male Female

Total Age-
adjusted Total Age-
adjusted

Year 9.0 9.1 11.3 11.3

1980

1981 9.8 9.6 12.0 12.1

1982 10.7 10.0 10.1 10.6

1983 10.9 10.7 12.9 13.3

1984 14.9 14.7 13.3 13.9

1985 12.6 13.5 12.8 13.0

1986 12.5 12.3 13.4 13.4

1987 14.3 13.4 13.9 14.0

1988 12.7 11.4 12.9 12.6

1989 10.8 10.0 12.5 12.5

1990 13.8 12.9 11.1 10.4

1991 15.8 15.0 9.3 9.1

1992 12.4 11.3 11.2 10.8

1993 12.3 11.7 10.3 10.4

1994 11.5 11.1 10.2 10.4

1995 11.2 11.9 10.4 10.3

1996 12.7 14.2 11.1 10.9

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey. U.S. Bureau of the Census, census of the population and population estimates. Data computed by the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NOTES: For additional information on methods and data sources, including the estimation of diabetic population denominators, see Appendix, Data Sources & Limitations.

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