Health and Nutrition of Gilbert, MN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Gilbert residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 three 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Gilbert 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). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Gilbert residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Gilbert residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty four percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty two percent of Gilbert residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nineteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eighteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used heroin. Twelve percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Gilbert residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Fifteen percent of Gilbert 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. Nine percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy four percent of people living in Gilbert are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty two percent of people living in Gilbert have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty six percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty seven percent of people in Gilbert frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty nine 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

Thirty eight percent of people living in Gilbert use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Gilbert residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty two percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fifteen 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Gilbert residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty four percent of people living in Gilbert have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nineteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 3.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Gilbert residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Gilbert have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Gilbert were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 11 women. He has vaginal sex with nine women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Gilbert were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Gilbert has vaginal or anal sex 54 times a year. Fifty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Gilbert 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty percent of households in Gilbert use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Gilbert residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty three percent of Gilbert residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixteen percent of Gilbert 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 five 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. Thirty five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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. Thirty 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 five 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Gilbert residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty two percent are overweight. Twenty nine 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. Sixteen percent of people living in Gilbert have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Five percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eleven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent have ever had emphysema. Twelve percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Eleven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty one percent of births in Gilbert were vaginal deliveries. Thirty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Twelve percent of women in Gilbert have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eight percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Sixteen percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Gilbert report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 23 percent of Gilbert residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Gilbert are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Gilbert spend $383 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Gilbert spends $81 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $138 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Gilbert report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Eighty seven 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Gilbert population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Eight percent of people in Gilbert had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nineteen percent of Gilbert 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. Thirty percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twenty two 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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