Table 7.17 Hospital Discharge Rate for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
as Any Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population,
by Sex, United States, 1980-1996

Male Female

Total Age-
adjusted Total Age-
adjusted

Year 10.7 10.9 13.4 13.3

1980

1981 10.9 10.7 14.1 14.3

1982 12.6 12.0 11.6 12.2

1983 13.0 12.8 14.9 15.3

1984 17.7 17.5 16.9 17.4

1985 15.2 16.3 15.4 15.6

1986 15.9 15.7 16.7 16.7

1987 16.6 15.6 16.8 16.9

1988 15.2 13.9 16.2 15.9

1989 13.2 12.3 14.4 14.3

1990 17.5 16.6 13.9 13.1

1991 18.5 17.7 12.8 12.7

1992 15.9 14.6 13.5 13.0

1993 15.4 14.7 12.9 12.9

1994 13.9 13.5 13.5 13.6

1995 14.4 15.2 14.1 13.9

1996 15.5 17.2 13.5 13.4

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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