Health and Nutrition of Caledonia, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty percent of Caledonia residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 25 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Caledonia 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). Seventeen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Forty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Caledonia residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 38 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 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Caledonia residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 180 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Fifty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty nine percent of Caledonia residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eleven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twelve percent of people living in Caledonia have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Caledonia 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

Ten percent of Caledonia 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. Seventy three 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. Eighteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty three percent of people living in Caledonia are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

Twenty seven percent of Caledonia residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty nine percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fourteen 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.

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Prescription Medications

Caledonia residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty two percent of people living in Caledonia have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty one percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.3 days per month on average. They have 3.7 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Caledonia residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Forty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Caledonia 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. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Caledonia were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Caledonia were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Caledonia has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Thirty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Caledonia 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 men on average. They have had 10 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Fourteen percent of households in Caledonia 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty two percent of Caledonia residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of Caledonia 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. Fifty one 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 two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Seven 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. 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 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty seven percent are overweight. Twenty eight 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 Caledonia have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Nine percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Nine percent have another thyroid problem. Eleven percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Caledonia were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Caledonia 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 eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirty 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 Caledonia report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of Caledonia residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Caledonia spend $392 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. The average family in Caledonia spends $81 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $85 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $13 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Caledonia report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Ninety 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 five percent of Caledonia population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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. Thirty two percent of people in Caledonia had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty six percent of Caledonia 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 nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty eight percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Fourteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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