Data & Trends

Diabetes Surveillance System

1999 Surveillance Report

Table 7.3 Number* of Hospital Discharges with
Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis,
Number* of Days of Hospital Stay, and Average Length
of Stay (LOS), by Race, United States, 1980-1996

Race

White Black

Discharges Days Average
LOS Discharges Days Average
LOS

Year 43 318 7.5 12 107 8.8

1980

1981 46 404 8.7 16 115 7.2

1982 42 343 8.1 12 97 7.9

1983 51 367 7.2 16 104 6.4

1984 58 335 5.8 19 148 7.7

1985 56 341 6.1 17 119 6.9

1986 54 267 4.9 22 163 7.5

1987 62 320 5.2 18 136 7.4

1988 49 264 5.4 23 158 6.8

1989 45 266 5.9 21 109 5.2

1990 51 300 5.9 21 135 6.6

1991 45 246 5.4 21 124 5.8

1992 52 252 4.9 20 115 5.7

1993 47 215 4.6 21 128 6.0

1994 44 188 4.3 25 130 5.2

1995 47 207 4.4 20 110 5.4

1996 52 211 4.1 28 174 6.2

* 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.

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