Data & Trends

Diabetes Surveillance System

1999 Surveillance Report

Table 7.2 Number* of Hospital Discharges with
Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis,
Number* of Days of Hospital Stay, and Average Length
of Stay (LOS), by Sex, United States, 1980-1996

Sex

Male Female

Discharges Days Average
LOS Discharges Days Average
LOS

Year 23 165 7.3 37 288 7.8

1980

1981 24 175 7.1 40 353 8.9

1982 26 240 9.1 34 252 7.5

1983 27 162 6.1 45 363 8.1

1984 38 224 5.9 47 306 6.5

1985 34 188 5.5 47 308 6.6

1986 37 214 5.7 48 264 5.5

1987 43 218 5.0 49 293 5.9

1988 38 205 5.4 46 280 6.1

1989 31 182 6.0 45 236 5.3

1990 40 234 5.8 42 257 6.1

1991 48 252 5.3 37 227 6.1

1992 42 200 4.8 48 258 5.4

1993 43 207 4.8 44 323 7.3

1994 43 187 4.4 47 213 4.5

1995 42 192 4.6 47 212 4.5

1996 48 249 5.2 52 199 3.9

* In thousands.

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey. 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 source, see Appendix, Data Sources & Limitations.

Return to Chapter 7 Contents

CDC Home | Search | Health Topics A-Z

This page last reviewed January 18, 2005.

United States Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Diabetes Translation