Table 3.
Characteristics and Adapted Diabetes Complications Severity Index (aDCSI) scores of hospitalized adult patients with diabetes
| Characteristic | % (n) | aDCSI < 4 | aDCSI≥4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of admission | |||
| 2016 | 24.4 (258,916) | 24.3 (232,982) | 25.0 (25,934) |
| 2017 | 23.9 (253,149) | 24.0 (229,394) | 22.9 (23,755) |
| 2018 | 24.8 (263,102) | 24.9 (237,982) | 24.2 (25,120) |
| 2019 | 27.0 (285,973) | 26.8 (256,833) | 28.0 (29,140) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 51.7 (548,773) | 50.8 (486,685) | 59.7 (62,088) |
| Female | 48.3 (512,367) | 49.2 (470,506) | 40.3 (41,861) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/ Alaska Native | 0.13 (1,348) | 0.13 (1,231) | 0.11 (117) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 0.98 (10,128) | 1.00 (9,343) | 0.77 (785) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 17.7 (183,600) | 17.6 (164,514) | 18.8 (19,086) |
| Non-Hispanic Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander | 0.05 (479) | 0.05 (436) | 0.04 (43) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 60.6 (628,604) | 60.1 (562,971) | 64.5 (65,633) |
| Other non-Hispanic | 1.9 (20,123) | 1.96 (18,350) | 1.74 (1,773) |
| Hispanic | 18.7 (193,754) | 19.2 (179,394) | 14.1 (14,360) |
| Presence of social security number (SSN) | |||
| SSN provided on admission | 95.9 (1,017,333) | 95.8 (916,990) | 96.5 (100,343) |
| No SSN on admission | 4.1 (43,807) | 4.2 (40,201) | 3.5 (3,606) |
| Principal payer | |||
| Medicare | 64.9 (689,067) | 63.3 (606,108) | 79.8 (82,959) |
| Medicaid | 7.5 (79,339) | 7.7 (73,229) | 5.9 (6,110) |
| Private | 18.3 (193,909) | 19.3 (184,498) | 9.1 (9,411) |
|
VAa, TriCare, federal, state or local government |
2.7 (28,929) | 2.8 (26,523) | 2.3 (2,406) |
| Self-pay (uninsured) | 4.7 (49,808) | 5.0 (47,792) | 1.9 (2,016) |
| Non-payment | 1.5 (16,073) | 1.6 (15,406) | 0.64 (667) |
| Other | 0.4 (4,015) | 0.38 (3,635) | 0.37 (380) |
| Diabetes type | |||
| Type 1 | 2.7 (28,815) | 2.7 (25,557) | 3.1 (3,258) |
| Type 2 | 97.3 (1,032,325) | 97.3 (931,634) | 96.9 (100,691) |
| Diagnosed comorbidities | |||
| Hypertension | 83.1 (882,253) | 82.0 (784,959) | 93.6 (97,294) |
| Arthritis | 14.5 (153,460) | 14.5 (139,133) | 13.8 (14,327) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 55.6 (590,247) | 54.5 (521,237) | 66.4 (69,010) |
| Obesity | 26.8 (284,369) | 26.7 (255,464) | 27.8 (28,905) |
| Depression | 12.6 (133,262) | 12.5 (119,797) | 13.0 (13,465) |
| Neighborhood Deprivation Index quartiles | |||
| 1 (most deprived) | 26.4 (280,228) | 26.5 (253,793) | 25.4 (26,436) |
| 2 | 29.9 (317,117) | 29.8 (285,679) | 30.2 (31,438) |
| 3 | 25.8 (273,824) | 25.7 (246,411) | 26.4 (27,413) |
| 4 (least deprived) | 17.9 (189,971) | 17.9 (171,309) | 18.0 (18,662) |
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