Table 4.3 Number of Hospital Discharges*, Number of Days* of Hospital Stay, and Average Length of Stay (LOS) with Diabetes as First-Listed Diagnosis, By Age,
United States, 1980-1996

Age Group

0-19 20-44 45-64 65-74 75+ Total

Year 44 114 245 138 105 645

1980 Discharges

Days 285 932 2451 1624 1464 6754

Average LOS 6.5 8.2 10.0 11.8 14.0 10.5

1981 Discharges 44 123 239 144 106 655

Days 248 896 2314 1596 1314 6369

Average LOS 5.7 7.3 9.7 11.1 12.4 9.7

1982 Discharges 41 139 241 145 95 661

Days 233 989 2331 1553 1159 6264

Average LOS 5.7 7.1 9.7 10.7 12.1 9.5

1983 Discharges 48 135 237 146 109 675

Days 291 1026 2193 1555 1323 6388

Average LOS 6.0 7.6 9.3 10.6 12.1 9.5

1984 Discharges 45 121 199 130 98 593

Days 253 731 1625 1295 965 4869

Average LOS 5.6 6.0 8.2 10.0 9.9 8.2

1985 Discharges 39 110 160 96 75 480

Days 209 662 1301 937 793 3901

Average LOS 5.3 6.0 8.2 9.8 10.6 8.1

1986 Discharges 40 113 159 107 72 491

Days 158 636 1276 993 688 3751

Average LOS 4.0 5.6 8.0 9.2 9.5 7.6

1987 Discharges 49 109 150 92 74 474

Days 246 601 1187 890 677 3602

Average LOS 5.1 5.5 7.9 9.7 9.2 7.6

1988 Discharges 41 112 134 91 76 454

Days 190 682 1120 907 845 3744

Average LOS 4.6 6.1 8.3 10.0 11.2 8.3

1989 Discharges 37 93 142 95 71 438

Days 156 573 1005 853 720 3308

Average LOS 4.2 6.2 7.1 9.0 10.2 7.6

1990 Discharges 35 98 134 93 60 420

Days 148 576 1088 784 700 3295

Average LOS 4.3 5.9 8.1 8.4 11.6 7.8

1991 Discharges 36 107 128 88 71 429

Days 152 521 955 749 666 3043

Average LOS 4.3 4.9 7.5 8.5 9.4 7.1

1992 Discharges 37 117 148 88 86 476

Days 141 627 1013 737 757 3274

Average LOS 3.9 5.4 6.8 8.4 8.8 6.9

1993 Discharges 24 111 147 94 88 464

Days 99 566 1069 953 796 3483

Average LOS 4.0 5.1 7.3 10.1 9.1 7.5

1994 Discharges 38 124 153 96 92 502

Days 135 542 961 845 699 3181

Average LOS 3.6 4.4 6.3 8.8 7.6 6.3

1995 Discharges 36 96 172 93 95 493

Days 123 470 1082 764 634 3072

Average LOS 3.4 4.9 6.3 8.2 6.7 6.2

1996 Discharges 41 103 161 100 98 503

Days 138 514 1126 695 702 3175

Average LOS 3.3 5.0 7.0 6.9 7.2 6.3

* 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 sources, see Appendix, Data Sources & Limitations.

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