Exhibit 2.6. Diabetes

Hospital Stays and Discharge Prevalence for All-listed Diabetes by Patient Age, 2005

Patient Age	Total Discharges	Standard Errors	Discharges per 100,000 Population
All ages	6,516,500	143,465	2,198
<1	700	83	16
1-17	52,700	6,152	76
18-44	660,900	17,749	583
45-64	2,219,800	53,171	3,048
65-84	3,037,000	71,988	9,582
85+	544,800	14,222	10,690
Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2005.

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