Health and Nutrition of Lake View, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Lake View residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 eight 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 Lake View 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). Nineteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Lake View residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 36 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lake View residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 182 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty six percent of people living here are obese. Seventy three percent have ever been obese. Forty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy percent of Lake View residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lake View 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

Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Thirty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed.

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Health Insurance

Forty one percent of people living in Lake View are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people living in Lake View have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eighteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty two percent of people in Lake View frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fifteen 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 nine percent of people living in Lake View use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Lake View residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy nine percent of people living in Lake View have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.1 days per month on average. They have 3.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 15 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Lake View residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Lake View have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Lake View were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 51 women. People living here were on average 16 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Lake View were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Lake View has vaginal or anal sex 41 times a year. Thirty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Lake View 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Lake View use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Lake View residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty eight percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty five percent of Lake View residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Forty 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. Nineteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twelve 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. Twenty one 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 five 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twenty nine percent of Lake View 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. Forty six percent are overweight. Twenty two 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. Thirty two percent of people living in Lake View have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Lake View were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eighteen 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 Lake View report their general health condition on average at 45 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 31 percent of Lake View residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lake View spend $412 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 26 percent of their income. The average family in Lake View spends $50 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $82 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lake View report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Sixty six 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. Seventy two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifty seven percent of Lake View population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty one 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. Seven percent of people in Lake View had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty three percent of Lake View 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 percent of Lake View 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. Thirty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Thirty one percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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