Health and Nutrition of Edmore, ND Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Edmore 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 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 get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Edmore 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). Twenty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Edmore residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 15 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Edmore residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 160 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty one percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy percent of Edmore residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty four percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Twelve percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Nineteen percent of people living in Edmore have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty five 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

Edmore 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 Edmore 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 four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty six percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Thirty three percent of people living in Edmore use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Edmore residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty five percent of people living in Edmore have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eighteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.7 days per month on average. They have 4.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 21 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Edmore residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety one percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Fourteen percent of males in Edmore have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Twelve percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Edmore were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 14 women. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Edmore were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on six men in their lifetime. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Edmore has vaginal or anal sex 43 times a year. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Edmore 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.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty nine percent of Edmore residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eight percent of Edmore 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 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. Twenty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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

Fifteen percent of Edmore 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". 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 seven percent are overweight. Thirty seven 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. Twenty five percent of people living in Edmore have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have ever been told they had gout. Eight percent have congestive heart failure. Five percent have coronary heart disease. Six percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eight percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Ten percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have ever had emphysema. Fifteen percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Fifteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy six percent of births in Edmore were vaginal deliveries. Twenty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty nine percent of women in Edmore have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty four 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 Edmore report their general health condition on average at 46 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 28 percent of Edmore residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Edmore are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Edmore spend $315 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 28 percent of their income. The average family in Edmore spends $45 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $77 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Edmore report their general condition of hearing on average at 70 percent. Seventy 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 three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty four percent of Edmore population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Seven percent of people in Edmore had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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