Data | Pooled estimate (95% CI) | I2, p value | |
Hospital admission rate* (per 100 000) | 222.6 (133.1 to 312.1) | 99.8%, p=0.000 | |
Indication for hospital admissions† (%) | Hyperglycaemic emergencies | 36.1 (13.9 to 58.4) | 99.4%, p=0.000 |
Diabetic foot | 19.6 (12.3 to 26.9) | 95.7%, p=0.000 | |
Uncontrolled hypertension | 16.7 (13.4 to 20.1) | 43.6%, p=0.170 | |
Stroke | 8.7 (7.4 to 10.0) | 0.0%, p=0.574 | |
Neuropathy | 7.7 (2.3 to 13.2) | 95.1%, p=0.000 | |
Sepsis | 7.7 (5.3 to 10.1) | 0.0%, p=0.732 | |
Hypoglycaemia | 5.1 (0.9 to 9.3) | 94.8%, p=0.000 | |
Nephropathy | 4.2 (3.2 to 5.3) | 27.0%, p=0.250 | |
Mortality rate* (per 100 000) | 30.2 (14.6 to 45.8) | 99.2%, p=0.000 | |
Case fatality rate‡ (%) | 22.0 (8.0 to 36) | 99.5%, p=0.000 |
*Estimate based on reference population of the hospital catchment area.
†Percentage of all T2DM hospital admissions.
‡Represents proportion of deaths from T2DM hospital admissions.