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Hispanics more likely to be hospitalized for diabetes

Hispanics more likely to be hospitalized for diabetes
October 08, 2008

Hispanic adults are much more likely than whites to be hospitalized for diabetes and other health problems that might be prevented or controlled with good outpatient care, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In 2006, Hispanic adults were more than twice as likely as whites to be hospitalized for uncontrolled diabetes and its complications, and nearly 1.5 times as likely to be hospitalized for circulatory conditions such as congestive heart failure and high blood pressure. The findings are based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project’s 2006 State Inpatient Databases.