title: Costs for hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus in China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate direct hospitalization costs attributable to diabetes and their determinants in a tertiary care hospital in mainland China between 2007 and 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of the hospitalization expenses for 489 inpatients with diabetes from June 2007 to July 2008 was conducted. All related cost components were defined and valued at the most detailed levels.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Median cost was 5307.8 RMB (range 3672.8-8193.2 RMB). The costs for biochemical tests (28%), pharmacy (26%), and therapies and supplies (21%) were the top 3, about 75% in total expenses. The expenses for the antihyperglycemic treatment alone accounted for 27.6% of total hospitalization expenses. Insulin treatment (P < .001), complication number (P < .001), length of hospitalization (P < .001), diabetes duration (P = .023), and hemoglobin A1C (P = .040) were the main factors affecting costs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Antihyperglycemic treatment expenses represent a minority of total costs; major costs are due to treatment of complications.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
authors: Mingjuan
authors: M
authors: He
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
authors: Jingdong
authors: J
authors: Ma
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
authors: Daowen
authors: D
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China xfyu188@163.com.
authors: Xuefeng
authors: X
authors: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000191:economics; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics*; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000191:economics; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents