There were 110,752 discharges in 2005, for patients over the age of 25 who were diagnosed with Diabetes. With an average length of stay being 4 days and an in-hospital death count of 1,016. In 2006 the total number of discharges increased to 118,837 while the length of stay remained at 4 days, however, the in-hospital deaths decreased to 911. Lastly, in 2007 the total number of discharges increased from 2005 but decreased from 2006 at 115,309. The total length of stay decreased by a small amount, with the average coming to 3.9 days. The in-hospital deaths had a total of 865, which means that the death total had decreased over the past 2 years.
From the information that is provided, I cannot see that there is a link between the numbers of females who died in the hospital from 2005 to 2007. The only correlation that I can see is the possibility that a shorter average length of stay, with higher discharge rates lead to a lower over-all in-hospital death rate. In 2005 the discharge number was lower than 2006 and 2007 but the death rate was higher than both of the other years.
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IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN FEMALES DYING IN THE HOSPITAL BETWEEN 2005 AND 2007?