Health and Nutrition of Edna, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Edna 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 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 two 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. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Edna 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). Twenty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Edna residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Edna residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 175 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty five percent of people living here are obese. Fifty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of Edna residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Twenty seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eighteen percent of people living in Edna 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. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Edna 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

Thirteen percent of Edna 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. Fifty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eleven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people living in Edna have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty five percent of people in Edna frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty eight 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 seven percent of people living in Edna use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Edna residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty eight percent of people living in Edna have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.0 days per month on average. They have 7.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 27 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Edna residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eleven percent of males in Edna 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. Ninety six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Eighteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Edna 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 58 women. He has vaginal sex with 41 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.6 men on average. They have had 0.6 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Edna were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Edna has vaginal or anal sex 47 times a year. Twenty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Edna 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty percent of Edna residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nine percent of Edna 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 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. Forty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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 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 two 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Edna residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three 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 three percent are overweight. Fourteen 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. Six percent of people living in Edna have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever been told they had gout. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Five percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Six percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have ever had emphysema. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Eleven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy three percent of births in Edna were vaginal deliveries. Twenty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Edna report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Edna residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Edna are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Edna spend $427 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Edna spends $117 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $51 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Edna report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 percent. Eighty eight 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty six percent of Edna population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty two 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 Edna had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Fifteen percent of Edna 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. Twenty percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Ten percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Six 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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