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. 2021 Dec 15;9(Suppl 1):e002153. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002153

Table 2.

Yearly event rate of hospital utilization for hypoglycemia, and repeated events

Year Total events Patient’s
1st event
Patient’s
2nd event
Patient’s ≥3rd event Patients at risk Events per 1000 patients
Hypoglycemia by ICD-9 codes
2009 260 239 14 6 97 783 2.7
2010 326 273 35 15 128 403 2.5
2011 387 307 39 32 173 360 2.2
2012 441 345 32 47 201 194 2.2
2013 594 415 73 75 253 197 2.3
2014 473 330 46 70 290 075 1.6
2015 425 347 41 32 315 009 1.3
Hypoglycemia by ICD-10 codes—limited algorithm
2015 384 361 22 1 315 009 1.2
2016 1868 1490 228 126 334 978 5.6
2017 2330 1510 291 359 351 670 6.6
2018 2209 1518 297 287 367 340 6.0
2019 2425 1602 353 353 374 945 6.5
Hypoglycemia by ICD-10 codes—expanded algorithm
2015 426 400 24 2 315 009 1.4
2016 2095 1654 260 151 334 978 6.3
2017 2581 1652 320 408 351 670 7.3
2018 2497 1661 337 354 367 340 6.8
2019 2736 1767 404 420 374 945 7.3

ICD, International Classification of Diseases.