Health and Nutrition of Linden, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty five percent of Linden residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 23 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 two 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 also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Linden resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Linden residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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 13 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Linden residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 182 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Twenty eight percent have ever been obese.

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Drug Use

Thirty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Twenty seven percent of people living in Linden have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Linden 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

Ten percent of Linden 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Ninety two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty seven 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

Ninety two percent of people living in Linden are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty five percent of people living in Linden have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy three percent of people in Linden frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Linden residents on average take five prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty three percent of people living in Linden 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 3.9 days per month on average. They have 7.2 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Linden 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. Sixty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Linden have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Linden were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 30 women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.7 men on average. They have had 1.2 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Linden were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty five percent of Linden residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eight percent of Linden 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. Twenty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eighteen 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 eight 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 four 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twenty nine percent of Linden residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty eight percent are overweight. Eighteen 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. Eighteen percent of people living in Linden have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eighteen percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Current Health Status

People living in Linden report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 33 percent of Linden residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twenty percent of people living in Linden are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Linden spend $450 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 Linden spends $97 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $66 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Linden report their general condition of hearing on average at 58 percent. Seventy nine 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. Eighty eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty seven percent of Linden population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty nine 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fifty three percent of Linden residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Thirty seven percent of Linden 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. Forty five percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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