TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics
| Variable | Total sample (n = 7548) | Type 1 diabetes (n = 427) | Type 2 diabetes (n = 7121) | p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 4,473 (59) | 228 (53) | 4,245 (60) | |
| Women | 3,075 (41) | 199 (47) | 2,876 (40) | 0.011 |
| Age (Years) |
75 ± 14, 78 (69,86) |
50 ± 20, 48 (31,67) |
77 ± 12, 78 (70,86) |
<0.001 |
| Age group | ||||
| < 30 years | 114 (1.5) | 93 (22) | 21 (0.3) | <0.001 |
| 30–44 years | 203 (2.7) | 108 (25) | 95 (1.3) | |
| 45–59 years | 599 (7.9) | 93 (22) | 506 (7.1) | |
| 60–74 years | 2,053 (27) | 61 (14) | 1,992 (28) | |
| 75+ years | 4,578 (61) | 71 (17) | 4,507 (63) | |
| Admission type | ||||
| Elective | 580 (7.7) | 28 (6.6) | 552 (7.8) | 0.368 |
| Unscheduled | 6,968 (92) | 399 (93) | 6,569 (92) | |
| Primary diagnosis on hospital admission | ||||
| Not diabetes | 6,941 (92) | 242 (57) | 6,699 (94) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 607 (8.0) | 185 (43) | 422 (5.9) | |
| Complications | ||||
| No diabetes complications | 3,799 (50) | 152 (36) | 3,647 (51) | <0.001 |
| 1 diabetes complication | 3,162 (42) | 223 (52) | 2,939 (41) | |
| 2 diabetes complications | 455 (6.0) | 35 (8.2) | 420 (6.0) | |
| 3 or more complications | 132 (1.7) | 17 (4.0) | 115 (1.6) | |
| Insurance | ||||
| Public | 7,026 (93) | 388 (91) | 6,638 (93) | 0.063 |
| Private | 522 (6.9) | 39 (8.9) | 483 (6.8) | |
| Discharge destination | ||||
| Self‐discharged | 52 (0.7) | 11 (2.6) | 41 (0.6) | <0.001 |
| Residence (return home) | 5,937 (79) | 390 (91) | 5,547 (78) | |
| Nursing/care home | 902 (12) | 15 (3.5) | 887 (12) | |
| Emergency transfer | 325 (4.3) | 9 (1.9) | 316 (4.4) | |
| Psychiatric hospital | 45 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (0.6) | |
| Hospice | 47 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 47 (0.7) | |
| Died | 240 (3.2) | 2 (0.5) | 238 (3.3) | |
| Discharge year | ||||
| 2013 | 1177 (16) | 80 (19) | 1097 (15.4) | <0.001 |
| 2014 | 1267 (17) | 103 (24) | 1164 (16) | |
| 2015 | 1582 (21) | 74 (17) | 1508 (21) | |
| 2016 | 1679 (22) | 84 (20) | 1595 (22.4) | |
| 2017 | 1843 (24) | 86 (20) | 1757 (25) | |
| Length of stay (days) |
8 ± 13, 5 (2,10) |
5 ± 8, 2 (1,5) |
9 ± 13, 5 (2,10) |
<0.001 |
Statistical analysis consisted of t‐test for continuous variables and χ 2 tests for categorical variables. Continuous data is displayed as mean ± SD, median (quartile 1, quartile 3); categorical data are reported as n (%).