Table 1 Rockefeller Series: Mortality Rate by Age of Admission
From: Why were "starvation diets" promoted for diabetes in the pre-insulin period?
Age at first admission to Rockefeller Hospital (years) | Number of patients | Percent known dead as of February 1918 |
|---|---|---|
0-9 | 8 | 75% |
10-19 | 14 | 71% |
20-29 | 14 | 64% |
30-39 | 16 | 38% |
40-49 | 13 | 31% |
50+ | 11 | 18% |