Table 3. Impact of decompensated diabetes on outcomes of diabetes-related hospitalizations.
P-values ≤0.05 indicate statistical significance. DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis; HHS: Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State; SNF: Skilled Nursing Facility; ICF: Intermediate Care Facility
| Outcomes | No Decompensation (N=56,258,977) | Decompensation (N=516,805) | Overall Diabetes (N=56,775,782) | P | |||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| All-cause in-hospital mortality | 1,470,386 | (2.6%) | 32,602 | (6.3%) | 1,502,988 | (2.6%) | <0.001 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 2,677,807 | (4.8%) | 53,555 | (10.4%) | 2,731,362 | (4.8%) | <0.001 |
| Arrhythmia | 13,083,662 | (23.3%) | 85,867 | (16.6%) | 13,169,529 | (23.2%) | <0.001 |
| Stroke | 1,864,884 | (3.3%) | 20,533 | (4.0%) | 1,885,417 | (3.3%) | <0.001 |
| Venous thromboembolism | 1,443,948 | (2.6%) | 17,998 | (3.5%) | 1,461,946 | (2.6%) | <0.001 |
| Disposition | <0.001 | ||||||
| Routine | 31,497,907 | (56.0%) | 290,017 | (56.1%) | 31,787,924 | (56.0%) | |
| Transfer to short-term hospital | 1,609,749 | (2.9%) | 20,038 | (3.9%) | 1,629,787 | (2.9%) | |
| Other transfers (SNF, ICF, other) | 12,061,305 | (21.5%) | 94,495 | (18.3%) | 12,155,800 | (21.4%) | |
| Home health care | 9,017,517 | (16.0%) | 66,308 | (12.8%) | 9,083,825 | (16.0%) | |
| Mean length of stay (days) Mean ± SD | 5.4 ± 6.7 | 7.7 ± 9.5 | 5.5 ± 6.7 | <0.001 | |||
| Mean hospital charges | $ 42,889 | $ 65,904 | $ 43,098 | <0.001 | |||