Table 7.4 Number* of Hospital Discharges with Diabetic
Ketoacidosis as a Listed Diagnosis, Number* of Days
of Hospital Stay, and Average Length of Stay (LOS),
by Age, United States, 1980-1996

Age

0-19 20-44 45-64 65+ Total

Year 17 24 15 15 70

1980 Discharges

Days 105 162 136 163 565

Average LOS 6.1 6.7 9.3 11.2 8.0

1981 Discharges 16 26 21 11 74

Days 77 196 213 150 637

Average LOS 4.9 7.5 10.1 13.4 8.6

1982 Discharges 17 25 18 9 70

Days 77 167 250 110 604

Average LOS 4.4 6.6 13.9 11.7 8.6

1983 Discharges 22 35 14 12 84

Days 116 228 148 123 615

Average LOS 5.3 6.5 10.2 9.9 7.4

1984 Discharges 23 42 22 18 105

Days 110 216 196 191 713

Average LOS 4.9 5.1 9.0 10.5 6.8

1985 Discharges 22 38 20 18 98

Days 100 233 184 157 674

Average LOS 4.6 6.2 9.0 8.8 6.9

1986 Discharges 22 44 22 19 108

Days 88 241 165 168 662

Average LOS 4.0 5.4 7.6 8.6 6.1

1987 Discharges 29 45 19 17 110

Days 144 233 169 161 707

Average LOS 5.0 5.2 8.8 9.3 6.4

1988 Discharges 26 43 17 17 103

Days 115 237 168 172 693

Average LOS 4.4 5.5 10.0 10.3 6.7

1989 Discharges 22 41 15 12 89

Days 86 237 120 109 552

Average LOS 4.0 5.8 8.0 9.4 6.2

1990 Discharges 20 46 21 17 104

Days 79 264 171 169 683

Average LOS 3.9 5.7 8.2 10.1 6.6

1991 Discharges 19 49 25 14 107

Days 82 237 326 149 794

Average LOS 4.2 4.8 13.0 11.0 7.4

1992 Discharges 22 50 21 17 110

Days 85 248 173 173 679

Average LOS 3.8 5.0 8.1 10.2 6.2

1993 Discharges 14 55 27 13 109

Days 56 340 284 132 812

Average LOS 3.9 6.2 10.3 10.1 7.4

1994 Discharges 22 53 23 15 113

Days 74 253 154 158 638

Average LOS 3.4 4.7 6.8 10.2 5.6

1995 Discharges 24 48 27 18 117

Days 75 219 161 135 590

Average LOS 3.2 4.6 5.9 7.4 5.0

1996 Discharges 28 49 32 14 122

Days 91 197 241 107 635

Average LOS 3.3 4.0 7.6 7.7 5.2

* 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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