National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.27a

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Table 1.27a
Admissions for diabetes with long-term complications^a (excluding obstetric admissions and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 18 years and older, United States, 2001 and 2003
		2003		2001
Population group		Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	Standard error
Total		120.7	3.2	117.1	2.5
Age	18-44	36.3	1.3	33.5	1.2
	45-64	152.9	4.5	150.4	3.8
	65 and over	339.5	9.4	330.6	7.6
Age	65-69	288.9	8.7	271.4	7.3
	70-74	338.1	10.8	314.1	8.3
	75-79	385.8	11.7	374.0	9.9
	80-84	391.3	12.1	411.0	12.0
	85 and over	322.6	12.0	359.4	11.5
Gender	Male	136.6	3.6	133.6	2.9
Gender	Female	107.6	3.1	104.1	2.4
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	286.6	37.2	196.6	18.6
	$25,000-$34,999	168.1	8.4	146.3	6.0
	$35,000-$44,999	126.3	4.7	127.0	5.0
	$45,000 or more	92.3	3.6	91.1	3.9
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	134.6	7.3	125.0	5.9
	Metropolitan-small	101.6	7.5	100.8	7.4
	Micropolitan	116.9	7.8	125.6	8.0
	Noncore	113.2	6.4	116.9	7.3
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	143.2	11.1	130.4	7.0
	Midwest	109.8	5.5	112.3	4.9
	South	128.4	4.3	129.7	4.1
	West	98.8	5.9	88.5	4.8

^a Long-term complications include renal, eye, neurological, circulatory, or other unspecified complications.

^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.

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