Health and Nutrition of Wurtland, KY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty three percent of Wurtland residents report that their diet is generally healthy. 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 Wurtland resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Thirteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Wurtland residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 63 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 four 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 15 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Wurtland residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 73 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 36. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Twenty one percent have ever been obese. Hundred percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Eighty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Wurtland 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

Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Hundred percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Hundred percent of people living in Wurtland are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty percent of people living in Wurtland have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifty percent of people in Wurtland frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty four 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

Twenty five percent of people living in Wurtland use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Hundred percent of people often feel tired or have little energy.

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Prescription Medications

Wurtland residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Wurtland have at least one alcoholic drink per month. They have 2.0 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Wurtland residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Wurtland were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Wurtland were 22 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. The average person in Wurtland has vaginal or anal sex 32 times a year. Females in Wurtland 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

Wurtland residents 16 years and older usually get eight hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Physical Activity

Fifty 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. Fifty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifty 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 seven 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 two hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Fifty percent are overweight.

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Reproductive Health

Forty three percent of births in Wurtland were vaginal deliveries. Fifty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Wurtland report their general health condition on average at 63 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Wurtland spend $375 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 13 percent of their income. The average family in Wurtland spends $200 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $80 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Wurtland report their general condition of hearing on average at 70 percent. Hundred 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room.

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Physical Functioning

Fifty percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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