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. 2017 Dec 22;12(12):e0190139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190139

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of displaced residents of gentrifying neighborhoods and residents who remained in the neighborhoods, New York City, 2006–2014.

Characteristics Before IPTW After IPTW
Displaced residents Residents who remained Displaced residents Residents who remained
N = 2,937 N = 9,945 N = 2,937 N = 9,945
% or mean (SD)
Age group
    18–24 18.2 9.7 12.0 11.9
    25–44 47.6 32.7 37.0 36.1
    45–64 30.2 38.4 35.4 36.3
    65+ 4.0 19.2 15.7 15.7
Sex
    Female 64.9 74.4 70.2 72.2
    Male 35.1 25.6 29.8 27.8
Mean number of pre-baseline ED visits per year a 2.6 (2.5) 2.1 (2.4) 2.3 (2.0) 2.3 (3.5)
Mean number of pre-baseline hospitalizations per year a 0.9 (1.4) 0.7 (1.1) 0.8 (0.8) 0.8 (0.8)
Number of residential movements in the year before baseline b
    0 79.6 96.7 92.7 92.8
    1 11.5 2.1 4.3 4.2
    >1 8.9 1.2 3.0 3.0
Pre-baseline diagnoses (ever) a,c
    Infectious and parasitic diseases 25.2 22.2 25.5 23.2
    Neoplasms 3.2 5.2 5.3 4.8
    Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic, and immunity disorders 12.0 15.5 16.1 14.6
    Blood disorders 2.5 3.3 3.6 3.2
    Nervous system diseases 37.2 42.6 44.5 41.7
    Circulatory system diseases 30.7 42.1 40.6 39.6
    Respiratory diseases 53.9 59.8 61.7 58.7
    Digestive diseases 38.6 42.0 44.7 41.6
    Genitourinary diseases 37.2 37.1 39.4 37.4
    Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium 24.8 14.4 17.8 16.9
    Musculoskeletal and skin diseases 52.6 60.8 60.3 59.1
    Congenital and perinatal diseases 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3
    Injury and poisoning 52.3 52.3 54.8 52.4
    Mental illness 36.6 18.2 24.0 22.4
    Other 52.0 51.5 54.6 51.9

Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05); IPTW, Inverse probability of treatment weight; SD, Standard Deviation.aFrom 2006 to baseline (the time point of displacement)bBased on the number of unique addresses recordedcProportion of persons with a primary diagnosis of the corresponding category.