Health and Nutrition of Edinburg, ND Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Edinburg residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of four meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Edinburg resident last visited a dentist two years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Edinburg residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Edinburg residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 213 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 32. Thirty five percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Eighty five percent of Edinburg residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Nineteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Edinburg have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Edinburg residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Taste & Smell

Ten percent of Edinburg residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Seventy five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Forty nine percent of people living in Edinburg are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty percent of people living in Edinburg have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty seven percent of people in Edinburg frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

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Dermatology

Forty percent of people living in Edinburg use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eighteen percent of Edinburg residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Nine percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twelve percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Nine percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nine percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Nine percent of people living here move or speak so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual. Seven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Edinburg residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty three percent of people living in Edinburg have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 5.7 days per month on average. They have 15.4 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Edinburg residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. People in Edinburg were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.4 men on average. They have had 1.1 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Edinburg were 15 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nine percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Edinburg has vaginal or anal sex 27 times a year. Seventy two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eighteen percent of households in Edinburg use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Edinburg residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Sixteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty percent of Edinburg residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty eight percent of Edinburg residents' work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate, like carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty two percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Nineteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fourteen percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Twenty three percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend six hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about three hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Edinburg residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Fifty two percent are overweight. Twenty percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Seven percent of people living in Edinburg have ever received a blood transfusion. Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Seven percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Twenty one percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Edinburg report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 52 percent of Edinburg residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Sixteen percent of people living in Edinburg are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Edinburg spend $326 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Edinburg spends $37 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $109 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Edinburg report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Eighty eight percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Ninety two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty six percent of Edinburg population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Eighty four percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard. Twenty four percent of people in Edinburg had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty five percent of Edinburg residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Thirteen percent of Edinburg residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Thirteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Thirteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Thirteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Thirteen percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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