Research Article

Health Effects Associated with Foreclosure: A Secondary Analysis of Hospital Discharge Data

Table 2

Top three principal hospital discharge diagnoses (frequency and hospital discharge percent).

Year
2005200620072008

Zip code A
( 𝑁 = 5 , 2 6 5 )( 𝑁 = 5 , 5 0 4 )( 𝑁 = 5 , 3 8 2 )( 𝑁 = 6 , 0 6 8 )

CHF (74)1.41%CHF (99)1.80%CHF (70)1.30%CHF (99)1.63%
Diabetes (77)1.46%Diabetes (79)1.44%Diabetes (51)0.95%Diabetes (70)1.15%
Depressive disorders (58)1.10%Depressive disorders (80)1.45%Depressive disorders (130)2.42%Depressive disorders (80)1.32%

Zip code B
( 𝑁 = 3 , 7 9 5 )( 𝑁 = 4 , 0 6 4 )( 𝑁 = 3 , 7 9 7 )( 𝑁 = 4 , 3 6 7 )

CHF (75)1.98%CHF (80)1.97%CHF (81)2.13%CHF (97)2.22%
Diabetes (48)1.26%Diabetes (50)1.23%Diabetes (67)1.76%Diabetes (66)1.51%
Depressive disorders (47)1.24%Depressive disorders (61)1.50%Depressive disorders (80)2.11%Depressive disorders (67)1.53%

Zip code C
( 𝑁 = 6 6 6 )( 𝑁 = 1 , 3 4 2 )( 𝑁 = 1 , 7 2 9 )( 𝑁 = 2 , 3 4 1 )

CHF (8)1.20%CHF (20)1.49%CHF (29)1.68%CHF (35)1.50%
Diabetes (7)1.05%Diabetes (20)1.49%Diabetes (20)1.16%Diabetes (36)1.54%
Depressive disorders (7)1.05%Depressive disorders (19)1.42%Depressive disorders (54)3.12%Depressive disorders (37)1.58%