National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.25a

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Table 1.25a
Admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications^a (excluding obstetric and neonatal 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		23.8	1.2	26.8	1.2
Age	18-44	11.9	0.6	14.2	0.7
	45-64	30.9	1.8	32.8	1.7
	65 and over	48.5	2.4	56.0	2.2
Age	65-69	44.3	2.9	46.5	2.6
	70-74	47.0	2.8	50.0	2.6
	75-79	52.5	3.2	61.0	3.0
	80-84	57.9	3.2	71.1	3.6
	85 and over	46.2	3.0	66.7	4.0
Gender	Male	23.3	1.1	27.2	1.2
Gender	Female	24.1	1.3	26.3	1.2
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	69.9	11.2	67.5	11.4
	$25,000-$34,999	41.0	2.9	41.2	2.4
	$35,000-$44,999	27.3	1.6	27.8	1.6
	$45,000 or more	13.5	0.8	15.6	0.9
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	26.5	2.3	28.2	2.2
	Metropolitan-small	15.5	1.4	19.1	1.5
	Micropolitan	27.2	2.6	31.9	2.7
	Noncore	33.5	2.3	40.1	2.9
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	30.6	4.8	31.4	4.5
	Midwest	22.5	1.9	27.2	2.1
	South	28.0	1.6	32.3	1.4
	West	11.9	1.0	13.2	1.2

^a Without short-term (ketoacidosis, hyperosmolarity, coma) or long-term (renal, eye, neurological, circulatory, 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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