Length of Stay and Deaths in Diabetes-Related Preventable Hospitalizations Among Asian American, Pacific Islander, and White Older Adults on Medicare, Hawai‘i, December 2006–December 2010
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 12 — August 6, 2015
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Figure. The percentages of types of diabetes-related preventable hospitalizations in Hawai‘i from December 2006 through December 2010, by racial/ethnic group. Data are from the Hawaii Health Information Corporation (18). All comparisons by race/ethnicity within type are significant at P < .05.
| Reason for Hospitalization | Chinese | Filipino | Native Hawaiian | Japanese | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term complications | 56.9 | 61.6 | 62.7 | 66.6 | 55.1 |
| Lower-extremity amputations | 26.7 | 23.5 | 32.8 | 23.4 | 29.2 |
| Short-term complications | 14.7 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 9.5 | 9.8 |
| Uncontrolled diabetes | 1.7 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
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