Diabetes

New diabetes study findings have been reported from S.S. Albrecht et al

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 31st, 2010

In this recently published study, investigators in the United States conducted a study "To examine trends in the prevalence of diabetes among delivery hospitalizations in the U.S. and to describe the characteristics of these hospitalizations. Hospital discharge data from 1994 through 2004 were obtained from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample."

"Diagnosis codes were selected for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and unspecified diabetes. Rates of delivery hospitalization with diabetes were calculated per 100 deliveries. Overall, an estimated 1,863,746 hospital delivery discharges contained a diabetes diagnosis, corresponding to a rate...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-05-31)

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