Table 2

Rates of Non-Ketotic Hyperosmolar Coma

By Total Hospitalizations


Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome
No Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome
Mean followup (years)
Rate per 1000 PY

Diabetes at listingA
39
7943
1.80 ± 1.11
2.7
No Diabetes at listing
49
24,259
1.76 ± 1.07
1.1

By Recipients HospitalizedB

Diabetes at listingA
34
7943
1.80 ± 1.11
2.4
No Diabetes at listing
48
24,259
1.76 ± 1.07
1.1

Numbers and rates (per 1000 person years (PY) of followup) for renal transplant recipients in the US, 1 July 1994–30 June 1998. hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome=Primary Hospital Discharge Diagnosis for non-ketotic hyperosmolar coma during the study period ADiabetes as a comorbid condition at the time of listing for transplant. 23.3% of patients had unknown or missing values for this variable. Factors associated with missing values for this variable are given in the results section. B No duplicate hospitalizations, only one hospitalization per patient

Abbott et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2003 3:1   doi:10.1186/1472-6823-3-1