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Table 1 Cost of in-hospital care according to diagnosis

From: Diabetes: cost of illness in Norway

Diabetes as main diagnosis

Number of hospital stays

Total (million €)

Type 1 diabetes*

5 813

13.5

Type 2 diabetes **

2 446

5.7

Other***

625

1.7

Total cost - main diagnosis

8 884

20.9

Diabetes as secondary diagnosis (ICD-10)

Number of hospital stays

Total (million €)

Infections (A00-A99+B00-B99)

1 686

9.3

Malignancies (C00-D89)

5 011

28.6

Neurological diseases (G00-G99)

1 401

4.2

Diseases of the eye (H00-H59)

1 405

2.3

Cardiovascular diseases (I00-I99)

14 545

74.2

Respiratory diseases (J00-J99)

4 504

25.8

Gastrointestinal diseases (K00-K93)

3 423

15.9

Musculoskeletal diseases (M00-M99)

2 777

16.4

Urinary tract diseases (N00-N99)

3 518

16.1

Other***

15 043

49.1

Total cost - secondary diagnosis****

53 313

241.8

  1. * ICD-10 code E10, Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  2. ** ICD-10 code E11, Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  3. *** ICD-10 codes E23.2, H28, N08.3, O24, P70.0, P70.1, P70.2, R73.0, Z13.1
  4. **** Of the secondary diagnosis type 2 diabetes (E11) accounted for 65 percent, while type 1 (E10) accounted for 34 percent.