Health and Nutrition of Gilt Edge, TN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Gilt Edge residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 four "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 Gilt Edge 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). Nineteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Gilt Edge residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 three days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Gilt Edge residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 189 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty one percent of Gilt Edge residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty seven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Gilt Edge 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

Four percent of Gilt Edge 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Sixty percent of people living in Gilt Edge are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Eighteen percent of people living in Gilt Edge use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty percent of Gilt Edge residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixteen 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. Eight 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.

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Prescription Medications

Gilt Edge residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty six percent of people living in Gilt Edge have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.5 days per month on average. They have 6.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 30 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Gilt Edge residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Gilt Edge have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Eleven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Gilt Edge 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 17 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Gilt Edge were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Gilt Edge has vaginal or anal sex 45 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Gilt Edge 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 13 men on average. They have had 11 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Gilt Edge use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Eight percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty three percent of Gilt Edge residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three percent of Gilt Edge 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 eight 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty six 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. Forty two 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Gilt Edge residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people living in Gilt Edge have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Forty seven percent of births in Gilt Edge were vaginal deliveries. Fifty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty nine percent of women in Gilt Edge have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Nine percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Ninety one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Gilt Edge report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 55 percent of Gilt Edge residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Gilt Edge are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Gilt Edge spend $375 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Gilt Edge spends $89 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $154 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Gilt Edge report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 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. Twelve percent of Gilt Edge population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty six 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. Thirteen percent of people in Gilt Edge had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Eighteen percent of Gilt Edge residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Gilt Edge 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. Seventeen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eight 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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