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Table 1.23a: Admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complication^a per 100,000 population, age 18 and older, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, selected years, United States, 2000 and 2001

	Adjusted rate^b
Trends	Estimate	Standard error
Total United States, 2001	26.822	1.161
Total United States, 2000	28.518	1.056
Total United States, 1997	32.360	1.152
Total United States, 1994	40.724	1.566
	2001 adjusted rate^b		2000 adjusted rate^b
Population group	Estimate	Standard error	Estimate	Standard error
Patient characteristic
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44	14.205	0.739	14.698	0.658
45-64	32.824	1.678	35.765	1.570
65 and over	55.964	2.209	59.172	2.037
Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly
65-69	46.461	2.619	49.147	2.428
70-74	50.001	2.614	57.050	2.673
75-79	61.952	2.985	66.926	2.988
80-84	71.144	3.625	68.099	3.339
85 and over	66.740	3.957	66.566	3.643
Gender
Male	27.243	1.175	28.542	1.072
Female	26.318	1.207	28.399	1.12
Median income of patient ZIP Code
Less than $25,000	67.510	11.350	62.728	5.709
$25,000-$34,999	41.189	2.426	42.783	2.184
$35,000-$44,999	27.769	1.606	30.324	1.720
$45,000 or more	15.600	0.904	16.604	0.872
Location of patient residence
Metropolitan	24.952	1.361	*	*
Micropolitan	31.882	2.689	*	*
Noncore	40.101	2.880	*	*
Hospital characteristic
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast	31.422	4.512	30.106	3.489
Midwest	27.184	2.085	27.987	2.266
South	32.316	1.445	35.652	1.543
West	13.197	1.174	15.610	1.158

^a Numerator Includes uncontrolled diabetes without short-term (ketoacidosis, hyperosmolarity, coma) or long-term (renal, eye, neurological, circulatory, other unspecified) complications, exclude obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers from other institutions.

^b Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.

* Information is unavailable for year 2000.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

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Table 1.23a: Admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complicationa per 100,000 population, age 18 and older, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, selected years, United States, 2000 and 2001

Table 1.23a: Admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complication^a per 100,000 population, age 18 and older, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, selected years, United States, 2000 and 2001