Table 1. Demography and Admission Rates of Diabetes at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital from 1983 to 2014.
| Year | No. of admissions for the year | No. of diabetes admissions | Diabetes admissions per 1,000 admissions | % Female diabetes | Mean ± SD age of diabetes patients | Mean ± SD age of males | Mean ± SD age of females | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | ||||||||
| 1983 | 28,772 | 68 | 2.36 | 47.1 | 46.1 ± 16.5 | 48.6 ± 20.2 | 43.1 ± 3.6 | 0.16 |
| 1984 | 31,237 | 116 | 3.71 | 44.8 | 44.4 ± 17.1 | 45.7 ± 19.5 | 42.7 ± 20.8 | 0.35 |
| 1985 | 33,969 | 204 | 6.01 | 43.6 | 46.0± 17.5 | 47.5 ± 16.0 | 44.1 ± 18.9 | 0.16 |
| 1986 | 37,387 | 211 | 5.7 | 45.8 | 52.2 ± 13.9 | 54.2 ± 9.4 | 47.5 ± 19.6 | 0.02 |
| 1987 | 37,234 | 155 | 4.16 | 48.4 | 42.8 ± 19.4 | 45.1 ± 20.3 | 40.4 ± 13.6 | 0.13 |
| 1988 | 37,049 | 184 | 4.97 | 44.5 | 46.6 ± 19.4 | 47.2 ± 19.9 | 45.9 ± 20.1 | 0.62 |
| 1989 | 38,057 | - | - | - | ||||
| 1990 | 37,584 | 204 | 5.43 | 45.6 | 47.0 ± 18.6 | 47.9 ± 18.5 | 46.1 ± 18.4 | 0.49 |
| 1991 | 36,813 | 234 | 6.36 | 49.9 | 45.3 ± 18.3 | 45.9 ± 15.5 | 45.6 ± 18.7 | 0.31 |
| 1992 | 34,317 | 262 | 9.32 | 42.4 | 48.7 ± 17.7 | 47.0 ± 16.0 | 51.3 ± 15.2 | 0.05 |
| 1993 | 37,861 | 213 | 5.63 | 46.1 | 49.2 ± 17.6 | 48.9 ± 14.6 | 49.5 ± 16.3 | 0.77 |
| 1994 | 35,702 | 323 | 9.05 | 56.1 | 60.6 ± 15.9 | 59.6 ± 15.7 | 61.5 ± 16.0 | 0.27 |
| 1995 | 35,232 | 337 | 9.57 | 57.3 | 54.0 ± 16.6 | 55.9 ± 15.8 | 52.6 ± 17.0 | 0.14 |
| 1996 | 34,855 | 365 | 9.93 | 52.5 | 51.0 ± 16.8 | 50.9 ± 16.9 | 51.1 ± 16.8 | 0.93 |
| 1997 | 39,732 | 318 | 9.99 | 50.9 | 51.3 ± 16.6 | 50.6 ± 17.1 | 52.0 ± 15.9 | 0.37 |
| 1998 | 36,987 | 380 | 10.27 | 51.4 | 50.7 ± 20.4 | 51.0 ± 15.2 | 50.4 ± 18.0 | 0.77 |
| 1999 | 34,750 | 417 | 11.97 | 70.4 | 52.7± 19.8 | 53.2 ± 15.3 | 52.4± 12.5 | 0.65 |
| 2000 | 40,601 | 296 | 7.29 | 50.7 | 51.5 ± 18.7 | 49.1 ±15.6 | 54.1 ± 11.2 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 41,206 | 444 | 10.78 | 55.9 | 53.1 ± 19.8 | 53.2 ± 14.2 | 52.9 ± 12.5 | 0.86 |
| 2002 | 42,608 | 545 | 10.63 | 55.6 | 55.7 ± 17.3 | 55.9 ± 17.4 | 55.5± 17.3 | 0.73 |
| 2003 | 42,375 | 578 | 13.69 | 55.9 | 57.91 ± 17.0 | 56.4± 17.4 | 59.7 ± 15.9 | 0.02 |
| 2004 | 42,359 | 484 | 11.09 | 57.6 | 58.3 ± 16.2 | 56.5 ± 17.3 | 59.7 ± 15.2 | 0.03 |
| 2005 | 41,992 | 452 | 10.76 | 56.2 | 54.2 ± 17.7 | 54.0 ± 15.0 | 54.6 ± 17.7 | 0.58 |
| 2006 | 37,134 | 591 | 15.92 | 53.5 | 53.7 ± 15.2 | 51.9 ± 15.0 | 54.8 ± 15.4 | 0.06 |
| 2007 | 44,046 | 405 | 13.58 | 57.3 | 57.7± 16.6 | 56.6.± 15.2 | 58.4 ± 17.5 | 0.07 |
| 2008 | 43,934 | 308 | 7.01 | 59.7 | 59.7 ± 15.8 | 58.7 ± 14.3 | 60.5 ± 16.6 | 0.32 |
| 2009 | 41,657 | 446 | 10.7 | 53.3 | 59.0 ±17.7 | 59.1 ± 18.4 | 59.0± 17.2 | 0.93 |
| 2010 | 44,972 | 612 | 10.9 | 59.8 | 58.1 ± 17.8 | 57.2 ± 11.5 | 58.7.7±16.6 | 0.31 |
| 2011 | 42,480 | 516 | 12.15 | 61.5 | 58.0 ±17.3 | 58.2 ±18.1 | 57.8± 20.5 | 0.49 |
| 2012 | 39,436 | 571 | 12.93 | 55.1 | 58.7±16.5 | 59.2± 14.6 | 58.1± 17.7 | 0.41 |
| 2013 | 38,568 | 593 | 11.69 | 63.7 | 59.8 ± 30.0 | 61.0 ±16.3 | 59.0±15.8 | 0.44 |
| 2014 | 38,281 | 579 | 14.94 | 56.9 | 59.2 ± 16.3 | 58.7 ± 14.1 | 59.61± 16.9 | 0.52 |