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Table 2 Summary of hospital admission and length of stay stratified by diabetes status

From: Impact of diabetes on hospital admission and length of stay among a general population aged 45 year or more: a record linkage study

 

Diabetes

No diabetes

Number of participants

N =  23,779

N =  239,703

Number of admissions

  

Total admissions

16,692

107,343

 day only

10,231

75,197

 >1 day

6,460

32,145

Number (%) of participants admitted

  

All-cause

7,807 (32.8)

57,970 (24.2)

  MCVD1 events

1,034 (4.3)

7,752 (3.2)

  Diabetes as principal cause

710 (3.0)

-

  Diabetes ACSC2

1,744 (7.3)

-

Rate of hospital admission (age standardised rate per 1, 000 participant years)

All-cause

631.3 (624.9-637.7)

454.8 (453.0-456.6)

  MCVD events

86.8 (83.2-90.3)

65.8 (64.9-66.8)

  Diabetes as principal cause

49.8 (47.0-52.5)

-

  Diabetes ACSC

136.5 (132.2-140.9)

-

Rate of hospital admission per participant

Number of hospital days for all -cause admissions, including day only admissions

All-cause

  

  Number of participants

7,807

57,970

  Mean (SD)

8.3 (18.6)

5.5 (12.4)

  Median (Min - Max)

2 (1–472)

1 (1–476)

  Interquartile range

1-8

1-4

Length of stay (days) for all- cause admissions, excluding day only admissions

All-cause

  

  Number of participants

2,826

15,787

  Mean (SD)

8.2 (12.2)

7.1 (9.9)

  Median (Min , Max)

4.8 (1.2 - 220)

4 (1.1 - 241)

  Interquartile range

3 - 8.6

2.5 - 7.7

  1. 1MCVD: metabolic or cardio-vascular event in principal diagnostic categories.
  2. 2ACSC: ambulatory care sensitive condition.