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Table 1.31a
Admissions for diabetes with long-term complicationsa (excluding obstetric admissions and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004
Population group 2004 2003
Rateb Standard error Rateb Standard error
Total   124.9 3.1 120.7 3.2
Age 18-44 38.5 1.2 36.3 1.3
45-64 161.9 4.2 152.9 4.5
65 and over 342.8 9.5 339.5 9.4
   65-69 300.7 9.1 288.9 8.7
   70-74 324.9 10.7 338.1 10.8
   75-79 386.2 11.4 385.8 11.7
   80-84 402.5 12.3 391.3 12.1
   85 and over 332.1 11.8 322.6 12.0
Gender Male 142.1 3.4 136.6 3.6
Female 110.8 3.1 107.6 3.1
Median income of patient's ZIP Code Less than $25,000 284.1 31.3 286.6 37.2
$25,000-$34,999 171.0 8.2 168.1 8.4
$35,000-$44,999 131.9 5.0 126.3 4.7
$45,000 or more 92.5 3.9 92.3 3.6
Location of patient residence Metropolitan-large 133.2 7.3 134.6 7.3
Metropolitan-small 109.6 7.7 101.6 7.5
Micropolitan 130.4 7.6 116.9 7.8
Noncore 127.9 7.8 113.2 6.4
Region of inpatient treatment Northeast 137.2 9.9 143.2 11.1
Midwest 122.1 5.9 109.8 5.5
South 137.4 4.7 128.4 4.3
West 95.4 5.3 98.8 5.9

a Renal, eye, neurological, circulatory, or other unspecified complications.

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.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.

 

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