2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.25a

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Table 1.25a
Admissions for diabetes with short-term complications^a (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		Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	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
Gender	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.

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