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- Figure 1:
Prevalence ratios with error bars of most responsible reasons for diagnosis. Note: CI = confidence interval, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PR = prevalence ratio.
- Figure 2:
Cost ratios with error bars of most responsible reasons for diagnosis. Note: CI = confidence interval, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CR = cost ratio.
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Characteristic Overall
n = 150 499Diabetes
n = 41 934No diabetes
n = 108 565Age, yr, median (IQR) 73 (56–83) 74 (63–82) 72 (53–84) Female sex, no. (%) 74 935 (49.7) 22 366 (53.3) 52 569 (48.4) No. of comorbidities, median (IQR) 6 (3–8) 7 (5–10) 5 (3–8) Cost of admission in Can$, mean ± SD 10 796 ± 25 316 12 165 ± 27 278 10 268 ± 24 497 Note: IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.
- Table 2:
Prevalence and cost of admission for most common reasons for hospital admissions, stratified by diabetes status
Most common reason for hospital admission Prevalence, no. (%)* Cost of admission, median, Can$ Overall
n = 150 499Diabetes
n = 41 934No diabetes
n = 108 565Overall Diabetes No diabetes Heart failure 7675 (5.1) 3228 (7.7) 4447 (4.1) 6716 6821 6670 Urinary tract infection 6902 (4.6) 2139 (5.1) 4763 (4.4) 5071 5442 4427 Stroke 6652 (4.4) 2020 (4.8) 4632 (4.3) 7122 8270 6922 Pneumonia 7465 (5.0) 1929 (4.6) 5536 (5.1) 6009 6183 5902 COPD 6648 (4.4) 1861 (4.4) 4787 (4.4) 6148 6278 6095 Delirium 4388 (2.9) 1351 (3.2) 3037 (2.8) 12 831 12 916 12 700 Acute renal failure 2760 (1.8) 1209 (2.9) 1551 (1.4) 6238 6301 6025 Sepsis 3710 (2.5) 1189 (2.8) 2521 (2.3) 10 216 10 722 10 025 Soft tissue and bone infections 3144 (2.1) 1038 (2.5) 2106 (1.9) 6721 8794 5845 Electrolyte disorders 3382 (2.2) 1016 (2.4) 2366 (2.2) 3768 4422 3679 Note: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
↵* Table rows arranged by descending order of prevalence among people with diabetes.
- Table 3:
Most common reasons for hospital admission, stratified by increase in prevalence and cost of hospital admission
Cost of admission in diabetes Increased* Not increased Prevalence of admission in diabetes Increased* Stroke Acute renal failure Urinary tract infection Heart failure Soft tissue and bone infections Sepsis Electrolyte disorders Delirium Not increased Pneumonia COPD Note: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
↵* Both statistically significant at p < 0.05 and greater than 10% increase.
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