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Table 1.24a: Admissions for diabetes with short-term complications^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	52.367	1.314
Total United States, 2000	51.202	1.437
Total United States, 1997	45.959	1.275
Total United States, 1994	46.877	1.201
	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	58.166	1.646	54.179	1.749
45-64	45.474	1.317	48.693	1.560
65 and over	45.070	1.282	45.275	1.362
Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly
65-69	36.770	1.724	40.031	1.931
70-74	42.141	1.890	40.686	1.932
75-79	47.136	2.172	46.638	2.165
80-84	55.487	2.797	52.712	2.705
85 and over	55.589	3.040	55.424	3.290
Gender
Male	53.833	1.474	53.180	1.746
Female	50.909	1.341	49.119	1.313
Median income of patient ZIP Code
Less than $25,000	91.426	8.607	91.142	7.913
$25,000-$34,999	69.363	3.000	66.742	3.123
$35,000-$44,999	57.656	2.536	56.531	2.586
$45,000 or more	38.323	1.547	37.990	1.626
Location of patient residence
Metropolitan	51.923	1.555	*	*
Micropolitan	54.385	3.876	*	*
Noncore	55.446	3.513	*	*
Hospital characteristic
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast	48.583	2.930	48.082	2.826
Midwest	50.536	3.143	45.444	2.948
South	62.927	2.146	61.359	2.690
West	40.466	2.505	43.313	2.806

^a Short-term complications include Ketoacidosis, hyperosmolarity, or coma. Numerator excludes obstetric 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 1.24a: Admissions for diabetes with short-term complicationsa 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 1.24a: Admissions for diabetes with short-term complications^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