Exhibit 2.6. Diabetes

Hospital Stays and Discharge Prevalence for All-listed Diabetes Diagnoses by Median Income of Patients' ZIP Code,* 2005

Median Income of Zip Code	Total Discharges	Standard Errors	Discharges per 100,000 Population
All incomes	6,516,500	143,465	2,198
$1-36,999	2,021,800	78,753	2,788
$37,000-45,999	1,683,800	61,349	2,291
$46,000-60,999	1,486,000	55,123	1,955
$61,000+	1,161,300	65,464	1,561
Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2005. *Quartile populations from 2005 Claritas ZIP-Demographic Data were adjusted to reflect total population estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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