Table 7.16 Hospital Discharge Rate for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
as Any Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population,
by Age, United States, 1980-1996

Age Group

0-44 45-64 65+ Total Age-
adjusted

Year 42.3 5.9 6.3 12.2 12.2

1980

1981 42.7 8.4 4.8 12.8 12.8

1982 43.6 7.0 4.1 12.1 12.0

1983 57.3 5.8 5.1 14.1 14.2

1984 64.3 9.0 6.8 17.2 17.5

1985 58.4 8.2 6.2 15.3 15.9

1986 58.2 8.5 6.8 16.4 16.2

1987 63.1 7.4 6.1 16.7 16.3

1988 56.9 6.6 6.0 15.8 14.9

1989 54.5 6.1 4.2 13.9 13.5

1990 51.8 8.2 5.8 15.5 14.6

1991 52.5 9.9 4.2 15.3 14.8

1992 50.0 7.6 5.0 14.5 13.7

1993 49.0 9.2 3.8 14.0 13.8

1994 52.1 7.1 4.2 13.7 13.5

1995 51.7 8.5 5.0 14.2 14.4

1996 55.5 9.7 3.6 14.4 15.0

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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