Prevalence and cost of admission for most common reasons for hospital admissions, stratified by diabetes status
| Most common reason for hospital admission | Prevalence, no. (%)* | Cost of admission, median, Can$ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall n = 150 499 | Diabetes n = 41 934 | No diabetes n = 108 565 | Overall | Diabetes | No diabetes | |
| Heart failure | 7675 (5.1) | 3228 (7.7) | 4447 (4.1) | 6716 | 6821 | 6670 |
| Urinary tract infection | 6902 (4.6) | 2139 (5.1) | 4763 (4.4) | 5071 | 5442 | 4427 |
| Stroke | 6652 (4.4) | 2020 (4.8) | 4632 (4.3) | 7122 | 8270 | 6922 |
| Pneumonia | 7465 (5.0) | 1929 (4.6) | 5536 (5.1) | 6009 | 6183 | 5902 |
| COPD | 6648 (4.4) | 1861 (4.4) | 4787 (4.4) | 6148 | 6278 | 6095 |
| Delirium | 4388 (2.9) | 1351 (3.2) | 3037 (2.8) | 12 831 | 12 916 | 12 700 |
| Acute renal failure | 2760 (1.8) | 1209 (2.9) | 1551 (1.4) | 6238 | 6301 | 6025 |
| Sepsis | 3710 (2.5) | 1189 (2.8) | 2521 (2.3) | 10 216 | 10 722 | 10 025 |
| Soft tissue and bone infections | 3144 (2.1) | 1038 (2.5) | 2106 (1.9) | 6721 | 8794 | 5845 |
| Electrolyte disorders | 3382 (2.2) | 1016 (2.4) | 2366 (2.2) | 3768 | 4422 | 3679 |
Note: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
↵* Table rows arranged by descending order of prevalence among people with diabetes.