Diabetes-Related Inpatient Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 1997--Diabetes-Related Hospitalizations By Type --Table 2

Of the 262,817 Diabetes-related hospital admissions, 63.4% were for Non-insulin dependent Diabetes, while 36.6% were for Insulin Dependent Diabetes.

Hospitalizations for Insulin Dependent Diabetes involved higher average hospital charges $3,294 more per discharge than Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes patients.

Insulin Dependent Diabetes patients were hospitalized nearly a full day longer than Non-insulin Diabetes patients.

	CASES		DOLLARS		DAYS		AVERAGES
	#	%	Total	%	Total	%	Dollars	Days
Total Diabetes	262,817	100%	$4,387,062,306	100%	1,704,563	100%	$16,692	6.5

Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes	166,680	63.4%	$2,581,461,922	58.8%	1,035,288	60.7%	$15,488	6.2

Insulin Dependent Diabetes	96,137	36.6%	$1,805,600,384	41.2%	669,275	39.3%	$18,782	7.0

Pennsylvania 1997--Diabetes-Related Hospitalizations By Type --Figure 4