Health and Nutrition of Dike, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Dike residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 four 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 three "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 Dike 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). Eighteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Dike residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Dike residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 169 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty eight percent of Dike residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Four percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Ten percent of people living in Dike have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty seven 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

Dike 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

Eight percent of Dike 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. Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Dike residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy percent of people living in Dike have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 3.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Dike residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Dike were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Dike were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. Four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Dike has vaginal or anal sex 55 times a year. Forty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Dike 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 11 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

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty four percent of Dike residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Dike 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. Thirty 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixteen 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 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirteen percent of Dike residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Ten 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. Fifty one percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people living in Dike have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Forty nine percent of births in Dike were vaginal deliveries. Fifty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighteen percent of women in Dike have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Eighty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Sixteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Dike report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 66 percent of Dike residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Dike are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Dike spend $386 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Dike spends $124 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $118 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $32 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Dike report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty 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. Sixteen percent of Dike population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty five 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty percent of Dike 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 four percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Sixteen 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. Eight 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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