Table C.4. Hospital admission for adults over age 18 for specific diabetes complications (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population age 18 and older, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, United States, 2000
Complication |
For uncontrolled diabetes
without complicationa |
For diabetes with
short-term complicationsb |
For diabetes with
long-term complicationsc |
Population group |
Percentd |
Standard error |
Percentd |
Standard error |
Percentd |
Standard error |
Total |
28.518 |
1.056 |
51.202 |
1.437 |
120.810 |
2.922 |
Patient characteristic |
Age groups |
18-44 |
14.698 |
0.658 |
54.179 |
1.749 |
33.484 |
1.203 |
45-64 |
35.765 |
1.570 |
48.693 |
1.560 |
158.036 |
4.663 |
65 and over |
59.172 |
2.037 |
45.275 |
1.362 |
338.630 |
7.922 |
Age groups for elderly |
65-69 |
49.147 |
2.428 |
40.031 |
1.931 |
293.116 |
8.094 |
70-74 |
57.050 |
2.673 |
40.686 |
1.932 |
336.307 |
8.931 |
75-79 |
66.926 |
2.988 |
46.638 |
2.165 |
371.110 |
10.177 |
80-84 |
68.099 |
3.339 |
52.712 |
2.705 |
388.835 |
11.263 |
80 and over |
66.566 |
3.643 |
55.424 |
3.290 |
339.067 |
11.185 |
Gender |
Male |
28.542 |
1.072 |
53.180 |
1.746 |
135.980 |
3.215 |
Female |
28.399 |
1.112 |
49.119 |
1.313 |
108.278 |
2.853 |
Median income of patient zip |
Less than $25,000 |
62.728 |
5.709 |
91.142 |
7.913 |
193.319 |
15.735 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
42.783 |
2.184 |
66.742 |
3.123 |
150.143 |
6.530 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
30.324 |
1.720 |
56.531 |
2.586 |
126.912 |
5.240 |
$45,000 or more |
16.604 |
0.872 |
37.990 |
1.626 |
90.913 |
3.692 |
Location of patient residence |
MSAe |
25.126 |
1.180 |
51.353 |
1.714 |
116.966 |
3.349 |
Non-MSAe |
39.697 |
1.895 |
51.859 |
2.056 |
121.337 |
5.099 |
Hospital characteristic |
Location of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
30.106 |
3.489 |
48.082 |
2.826 |
135.812 |
8.645 |
Midwest |
27.987 |
2.266 |
45.444 |
2.948 |
109.735 |
5.310 |
South |
35.652 |
1.543 |
61.359 |
2.690 |
133.628 |
4.595 |
West |
15.610 |
1.158 |
43.313 |
2.806 |
96.239 |
5.363 |
a Without short-term (ketoacidosis, hyperosmolarity, coma) or long-term (renal, eye, neurological, circulatory, other unspecified) complications.
b Ketoacidosis, hyperosmolarity, or coma.
c Renal, eye, neurological, circulatory, or other unspecified complications.
d Rates are adjusted by age and sex using the total U.S. as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by sex only; when reporting is by sex, the adjustment is by age only.
e Metropolitan Statistical Area
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2000).
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