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Table 1.25a: Admissions for diabetes with long-term complications^a per 100,000 population, age 18 and older, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, selected years, United States, 2000 and 2001

	Adjusted rate^b
Trends	Estimate	Standard error

Total United States, 2001	117.098	2.532
Total United States, 2000	120.810	2.922
Total United States, 1997	111.366	3.477
Total United States, 1994	115.483	4.514
	2001 adjusted rate^b		2000 adjusted rate^b
Population group	Estimate	Standard error	Estimate	Standard error
Patient characteristic
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44	33.501	1.164	33.484	1.203
45-64	150.400	3.749	158.036	4.663
65 and over	330.560	7.480	338.630	7.922
Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly
65-69	271.403	7.297	293.116	8.094
70-74	314.109	8.238	336.307	8.931
75-79	373.972	9.852	371.110	10.177
80-84	410.959	11.959	388.835	11.263
85 and over	359.354	11.496	339.067	11.185
Gender
Male	133.562	2.945	135.980	3.215
Female	104.063	2.420	108.278	2.853
Median income of patient ZIP Code
Less than $25,000	196.550	18.602	193.319	15.735
$25,000-$34,999	146.326	6.011	150.143	6.530
$35,000-$44,999	126.963	4.992	126.912	5.240
$45,000 or more	91.098	3.867	90.913	3.692
Location of patient residence
Metropolitan	116.200	2.976	*	*
Micropolitan	125.589	7.959	*	*
Noncore	116.972	7.255	*	*
Hospital characteristic
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast	130.392	7.044	135.812	8.645
Midwest	112.334	4.871	109.735	5.310
South	129.694	4.073	133.628	4.595
West	88.544	4.839	96.239	5.363

^a Long-term complications includes renal, eye, neurological, circulatory, or other unspecified complications. Numerator excludes obstetric admissions and transfers from other institutions.

^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.

* Information is unavailable for year 2000.

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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Table 1.25a: Admissions for diabetes with long-term complicationsa per 100,000 population, age 18 and older, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, selected years, United States, 2000 and 2001

Table 1.25a: Admissions for diabetes with long-term complications^a per 100,000 population, age 18 and older, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, selected years, United States, 2000 and 2001