Table 19
Admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complication (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 18 years and older, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2002
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic (all races)
White Black API
Ratea SE Ratea SE Ratea SE Ratea SE Ratea SE
Total 25.2 1.2 15.2 0.5 85.2 6.9 10.0 1.6 50.1 7.2
Age 18-44 12.7 0.7 7.4 0.3 40.5 3.4 2.1 0.6 13.6 1.9
45-64 31.8 1.7 17.0 0.7 121.3 9.4 7.9 1.7 60.6 10.3
65 and over 52.6 2.4 37.1 1.4 155.3 14.7 36.1 6.7 136.8 20.2
Age 65-69 43.1 2.5 25.8 1.5 139.5 13.8 24.6 6.7 120.6 18.9
70-74 53.8 3.0 35.1 2.1 173.8 19.2 29.8 8.9 148.3 22.7
75-79 58.7 3.4 42.3 2.3 175.1 24.3 46.4 13.5 160.3 29.3
80-84 60.9 3.4 46.7 2.8 169.3 23.8 70.1 20.4 152.7 35.7
85 and over 54.0 3.8 45.8 3.3 119.1 20.1 * * 104.7 25.7
Gender Male 25.1 1.2 15.1 0.6 87.5 7.0 9.4 1.8 48.9 7.1
Female 25.2 1.2 15.2 0.6 82.7 7.0 10.4 1.9 50.8 7.4
Median income of patient's ZIP Code Less than $25,000 69.0 11.1 32.1 4.6 105.9 15.2 * * * *
$25,000-$34,999 41.5 2.3 25.6 1.4 107.6 9.3 * * 60.4 8.9
$35,000-$44,999 25.6 1.3 16.9 1.0 76.5 5.8 17.9 5.4 47.7 7.7
$45,000 or more 15.8 1.1 10.2 0.5 69.0 9.0 7.5 1.5 35.0 4.7
Location of patient residence Metropolitan-large 27.1 2.3 13.0 0.8 86.4 10.6 9.6 1.9 57.0 10.1
Metropolitan-small 17.1 1.5 11.9 1.1 62.3 8.4 * * 28.7 6.6
Micropolitan 28.4 2.5 22.0 1.9 97.1 16.3 * * * *
Noncore 39.6 2.8 28.8 2.3 159.8 20.5 * * 83.3 23.5
Region of inpatient treatment Northeast 32.9 5.3 16.1 1.4 128.8 33.2 * * * *
Midwest 18.9 1.3 14.4 1.1 66.9 9.5 * * * *
South 32.1 1.4 19.3 0.9 83.5 5.3 * * 50.3 9.3
West 13.4 1.1 7.6 0.7 46.7 10.4 11.1 2.3 34.0 5.8

a 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.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2002. This file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 22 States: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.

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