Table 7.5 Number* of Hospital Discharges with Diabetic Ketoacidosis as a 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 27 194 7.3 44 371 8.5

1980

1981 27 229 8.4 47 408 8.7

1982 31 305 9.7 39 299 7.7

1983 32 200 6.3 52 415 8.0

1984 45 288 6.4 59 425 7.1

1985 42 276 6.6 56 399 7.1

1986 48 295 6.2 60 366 6.1

1987 50 290 5.7 59 418 7.0

1988 45 279 6.1 58 413 7.2

1989 37 251 6.7 51 300 5.8

1990 51 316 6.2 53 366 6.9

1991 56 331 5.9 51 463 9.0

1992 53 306 5.8 57 373 6.5

1993 54 402 7.5 56 410 7.4

1994 51 272 5.3 62 365 5.9

1995 54 270 5.0 64 320 5.0

1996 59 335 5.7 63 300 4.8

* 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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