Health and Nutrition of Hillsboro, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Hillsboro 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.

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Oral Health

The average Hillsboro 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 seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hillsboro residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 17 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hillsboro residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 158 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Fifty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Hillsboro residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seventeen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty six percent of people living in Hillsboro 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. Six percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Hillsboro 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

Sixteen percent of Hillsboro 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. Sixty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty two percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty four percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Forty two percent of people living in Hillsboro use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty one percent of Hillsboro residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty 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. Fifteen 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Hillsboro residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty one percent of people living in Hillsboro have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average. They have 3.7 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Hillsboro 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. Fifty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Hillsboro were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Hillsboro were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Hillsboro has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hillsboro 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty seven percent of households in Hillsboro use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty one percent of Hillsboro residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Seventeen 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. Thirty three 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 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of Hillsboro residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty six percent are overweight. Thirty five 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 Hillsboro have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever been told they had gout. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eleven percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. One percent have ever had emphysema. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy percent of births in Hillsboro were vaginal deliveries. Thirty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy six percent of women breastfeed their children. Nineteen percent of women in Hillsboro have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty two 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 Hillsboro report their general health condition on average at 46 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 20 percent of Hillsboro residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hillsboro spend $331 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 44 percent of their income. The average family in Hillsboro spends $72 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $84 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hillsboro report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 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. Thirty three percent of Hillsboro population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty three 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. Thirty three percent of people in Hillsboro had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty percent of Hillsboro 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 nine percent of Hillsboro 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 six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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