Table 4.
Admissions to hospital in 12 months before audit among people with diabetes, Torres Strait, 1999 and 2002
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1999 (n=555)
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2002 (n=921)
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| No (%) of patients | No of episodes | No (%) of patients | No of episodes | Relative risk (95% CI) | |
| Infections related to diabetes | 80 (14) | 119 | 91 (10) | 187 | 0.69 (0.52 to 0.91) |
| Other admissions related to diabetes | 57 (10) | 88 | 94 (10) | 147 | 0.99 (0.73 to 1.36) |
| Total admissions related to diabetes | 137 (25) | 207 | 185 (20) | 334 | 0.81 (0.67 to 0.99) |
| Other admissions not related to diabetes | 63 (11) | 110 | 132 (14) | 201 | 1.26 (0.95 to 1.67) |
| Total admissions | 156 (28) | 317 | 252 (27) | 535 | 0.97 (0.82 to 1.15) |