Health and Nutrition of Lake Aluma, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty two percent of Lake Aluma residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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.

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Oral Health

The average Lake Aluma resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lake Aluma residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 56 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 Lake Aluma residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 191 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty five percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Nineteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy two percent of Lake Aluma residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Ten percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Ten percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Twenty five percent of people living in Lake Aluma have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lake Aluma 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

Twenty four percent of Lake Aluma 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. Sixty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty nine percent of people living in Lake Aluma are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

Sixteen percent of Lake Aluma residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Seventeen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventeen 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. Nine 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.

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Prescription Medications

Lake Aluma residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty four percent of people living in Lake Aluma have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 8.2 days per month on average. They have 7.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 28 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Lake Aluma residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Lake Aluma have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Lake Aluma were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 19 women. He has vaginal sex with 13 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 10 women. People in Lake Aluma were 15 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Lake Aluma has vaginal or anal sex 24 times a year. Sixty six percent have sex without using a condom. Forty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Lake Aluma residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty nine percent of Lake Aluma residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four percent of Lake Aluma 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. Thirteen 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. Fifty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty two 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 five 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 eight 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Lake Aluma residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty five percent are overweight. Thirty one percent of people living in Lake Aluma have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eight percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Nine percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Lake Aluma report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 60 percent of Lake Aluma residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Lake Aluma are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lake Aluma spend $398 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 13 percent of their income. The average family in Lake Aluma spends $62 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $177 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lake Aluma report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Ninety one 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 two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seventeen percent of Lake Aluma population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty six 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

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

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Lake Aluma 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. Seventeen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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