Total and excess bed‐days in people with diabetes in Australia
Authors' conclusion
People with diabetes experienced a higher rate of bed-days compared to the general population, with traditional complications significantly explaining most of the excess number of bed-days observed. The major impact of foot infection on hospital burden demands greater attention be paid to the prevention and early management of foot complications.
Study context
- Population
- People with diabetes in Australia, 2014 to 2017
- Exposure
- People with diabetes vs general population
- Outcome
- Annual bed-day rate and excess bed-day rate related to diabetes
Methodological detailsdata linkage, quasi-Poisson regression adjusted for age, sex and fiscal year
- Data linkage
- quasi-Poisson regression adjusted for age, sex and fiscal year
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted annual all-cause bed-day rate per 100,000 people
- Annual all-cause excess bed-day rate per 100,000 people with diabetes
- 126,724 (106,003, 147,445)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Excess bed-days by sexWomen with diabetes vs Men with diabetes · greater among women | P < 0.01 |
Share of excess bed-days due to infections, endocrine disorders and CVD
- Approximately attributed to infections, endocrine disorders and CVD
- 42%
Annual excess bed-day rate for foot infection per 100,000 people with diabetes
- Foot infection: largest single-disease excess bed-day rate
- 8787 (7976, 9597)
- Accounted for more excess bed-days than most broad disease categories
Original publication
Total and excess bed‐days in people with diabetes in Australia. Diabet Med. Published 11 August 2025. doi:10.
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