Health care use attributable to diabetes in the U.S., by age and type of service, 2002 (in thousands)
| Type of service . | Age (years) . | . | . | Total . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | <45 . | 45–64 . | ≥65 . | . | ||
| Institutional care | ||||||
| Hospital inpatient days | 2,183 | 5,802 | 8,927 | 16,912 | ||
| Nursing home days | 15,141 | 32,805 | 34,406 | 82,352 | ||
| Outpatient care | ||||||
| Office-based physician encounters | 11,555 | 16,718 | 34,365 | 62,638 | ||
| Emergency department encounters | 334 | 971 | 3,478 | 4,782 | ||
| Hospital outpatient and free-standing ambulatory surgical center encounters | 46 | 2,399 | 3,467 | 5,912 | ||
| Home health visits | 1,493 | 5,899 | 36,820 | 44,212 | ||
| Hospice care days | 48 | 430 | 4,616 | 5,094 | ||
| Type of service . | Age (years) . | . | . | Total . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | <45 . | 45–64 . | ≥65 . | . | ||
| Institutional care | ||||||
| Hospital inpatient days | 2,183 | 5,802 | 8,927 | 16,912 | ||
| Nursing home days | 15,141 | 32,805 | 34,406 | 82,352 | ||
| Outpatient care | ||||||
| Office-based physician encounters | 11,555 | 16,718 | 34,365 | 62,638 | ||
| Emergency department encounters | 334 | 971 | 3,478 | 4,782 | ||
| Hospital outpatient and free-standing ambulatory surgical center encounters | 46 | 2,399 | 3,467 | 5,912 | ||
| Home health visits | 1,493 | 5,899 | 36,820 | 44,212 | ||
| Hospice care days | 48 | 430 | 4,616 | 5,094 | ||