AIM: To examine differences in morbidity and rates of hospital admission between diabetes patients and patients without diabetes in New Zealand. METHODS: A 1,123 and 11,325 patients with Types 1 and 2 diabetes in the Southlink Health diabetes register were identified. Types 1 and 2 diabetes patients were matched with non-diabetic patients drawn from primary care patient registers. Hospital admission rates for diabetic complications and general medical conditions, length of stay in hospital, patients readmitted, deaths in hospital and hospital procedures were analyzed for the 3-year period from 2000 to 2002. RESULTS: Diabetes patients were more likely to be admitted to hospital for any reason than patients without diabetes (odds ratio (OR) 2.55, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.13-3.04, p<0.001 for Type 1 patients; OR 1.40, CI 1.33-1.48, p<0.001 for Type 2 patients). A 46% (770) of all admissions for Type 1 patients were due to complications arising from diabetes and 33% (4685) for Type 2 patients. Major complications included ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, cataracts and conditions specific to diabetes. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing prevalence of diabetes will increase demand for hospital services overall, and particularly for inpatient care related to macroangiopathy, ophthalmic and renal problems and peripheral circulatory disorders.
AIM: To examine differences in morbidity and rates of hospital admission between diabetespatients and patients without diabetes in New Zealand. METHODS: A 1,123 and 11,325 patients with Types 1 and 2 diabetes in the Southlink Health diabetes register were identified. Types 1 and 2 diabetespatients were matched with non-diabeticpatients drawn from primary care patient registers. Hospital admission rates for diabetic complications and general medical conditions, length of stay in hospital, patients readmitted, deaths in hospital and hospital procedures were analyzed for the 3-year period from 2000 to 2002. RESULTS:Diabetespatients were more likely to be admitted to hospital for any reason than patients without diabetes (odds ratio (OR) 2.55, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.13-3.04, p<0.001 for Type 1 patients; OR 1.40, CI 1.33-1.48, p<0.001 for Type 2 patients). A 46% (770) of all admissions for Type 1 patients were due to complications arising from diabetes and 33% (4685) for Type 2 patients. Major complications included ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, cataracts and conditions specific to diabetes. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing prevalence of diabetes will increase demand for hospital services overall, and particularly for inpatient care related to macroangiopathy, ophthalmic and renal problems and peripheral circulatory disorders.
Authors: Maria Donald; Jo Dower; Robert Ware; Bryan Mukandi; Sanjoti Parekh; Christopher Bain Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2012-01-05 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Karen Hacker; Yoon Susan Choi; Lisa Trebino; Leroi Hicks; Elisa Friedman; Bonnie Blanchfield; G Scott Gazelle Journal: PLoS One Date: 2012-06-04 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Adrian Sayers; Daniel Thayer; John N Harvey; Stephen Luzio; Mark D Atkinson; Robert French; Justin T Warner; Colin M Dayan; Susan F Wong; John W Gregory Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2015-04-13 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Elizabeth Jean Comino; Mark Fort Harris; M D Fakhrul Islam; Duong Thuy Tran; Bin Jalaludin; Louisa Jorm; Jeff Flack; Marion Haas Journal: BMC Health Serv Res Date: 2015-01-22 Impact factor: 2.655
Authors: Muhammad Amber Sajjad; Kara L Holloway; Lelia L F de Abreu; Mohammadreza Mohebbi; Mark A Kotowicz; Daryl Pedler; Julie A Pasco Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-03-23 Impact factor: 2.692