Table 1 Selected characteristics (%) of 2,399 hospitalized patients with diabetes in Brazil, 2010-2012
From: Glycemic control and diabetes management in hospitalized patients in Brazil
Location | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
General ward | Intensive care unit | ||
(n=1,934) | (n=465) | (n=2,399) | |
Socio demographics | |||
Age in years | |||
<30 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
30 – 39 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
40 – 49 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 9.7 |
50 – 59 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 22.6 |
60 – 69 | 27.2 | 31.3 | 28.0 |
≥70 | 33.5 | 39.2 | 34.6 |
Sex | |||
Male | 53.7 | 57.2 | 54.4 |
Female | 46.3 | 42.8 | 45.6 |
Region | |||
Southeast | 46 | 38 | 44 |
South | 23 | 11 | 21 |
Northeast | 19 | 8 | 17 |
Midwest | 8 | 43 | 15 |
North | 4 | 0.4 | 3 |
Hospital type | |||
Private | 43 | 57 | 46 |
Academic | 31 | 27 | 30 |
Public | 26 | 16 | 24 |
Health information | |||
Body mass index (Kg/m 2 ) | |||
Underweight (<18.5) | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
Normal weight (18.6 – 24.9) | 31.5 | 24.7 | 30.0 |
Overweight (25.0 – 29.9) | 33.5 | 38.7 | 34.6 |
Obese (30.0 – 39.9) | 29.0 | 31.7 | 29.6 |
Morbidly obese (≥40.0) | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Diabetes type | |||
Type 1 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 8.3 |
Type 2 | 55.1 | 62.7 | 56.5 |
Information not found in the chart | 35.4 | 33.6 | 35.2 |
Preadmission diabetes medication regimen a | |||
None | 8.9 | 12.8 | 9.6 |
Oral medications only | 36.5 | 42.5 | 37.7 |
Insulin only | 18.6 | 12.2 | 17.3 |
Insulin and oral medications | 11.2 | 7.8 | 10.5 |
Information not found in the chart | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.9 |
Mean hospital length of stay (days) | 14.9 | 13.2 | 14.6 |
Median hospital length of stay (days) | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Outcome | |||
Discharged | 94.2 | 85.5 | 92.6 |
Transferred | 1.7 | 6.8 | 2.7 |
Died | 4.1 | 7.7 | 4.8 |
Consulted with a diabetes specialist b | 12.9 | 3.5 | 11.1 |