Admissions for diabetes with short-term complicationsa (excluding obstetric admissions and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 18 years and older, United States, 2001 and 2002 |
| 2002 | 2001 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Rateb | Standard error | Rateb | Standard error | |
| Total | 54.6 | 1.4 | 52.4 | 1.3 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 59.8 | 1.7 | 58.2 | 1.6 |
| 45-64 | 49.7 | 1.5 | 45.5 | 1.3 | |
| 65 and over | 45.6 | 1.3 | 45.1 | 1.3 | |
| Age | 65-69 | 39.3 | 1.8 | 36.8 | 1.7 |
| 70-74 | 44.2 | 1.9 | 42.1 | 1.9 | |
| 75-79 | 48.5 | 2.2 | 47.1 | 2.2 | |
| 80-84 | 48.7 | 2.6 | 55.5 | 2.8 | |
| 85 and over | 54.2 | 3.2 | 55.6 | 3.0 | |
| Gender | Male | 56.4 | 1.6 | 53.8 | 1.5 |
| Female | 52.6 | 1.4 | 50.9 | 1.3 | |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code | Less than $25,000 | 97.6 | 8.9 | 91.4 | 8.6 |
| $25,000-$34,999 | 70.9 | 3.4 | 69.4 | 3.0 | |
| $35,000-$44,999 | 64.2 | 2.8 | 57.7 | 2.5 | |
| $45,000 or more | 41.4 | 1.6 | 38.3 | 1.5 | |
| Location of patient residence | Metropolitan-large | 56.3 | 3.0 | 53.8 | 2.8 |
| Metropolitan-small | 52.3 | 3.8 | 48.5 | 3.7 | |
| Micropolitan | 53.2 | 3.9 | 54.4 | 3.9 | |
| Noncore | 55.0 | 3.5 | 55.5 | 3.5 | |
| Region of inpatient treatment | Northeast | 51.4 | 2.8 | 48.6 | 2.9 |
| Midwest | 52.2 | 2.9 | 50.5 | 3.1 | |
| South | 65.0 | 2.7 | 62.9 | 2.1 | |
| West | 42.8 | 2.2 | 40.5 | 2.5 | |
a Short-term complications include Ketoacidosis, hyperosmolarity, or coma.
b Estimates 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2001 and 2002.