Health and Nutrition of Sleetmute, AK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Sleetmute residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 14 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 two "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 Sleetmute 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). Thirty five 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). Sleetmute residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 39 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 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Sleetmute residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 172 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Twenty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty eight percent of Sleetmute residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty four 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

Fourteen percent of people living in Sleetmute have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Sleetmute 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

Seven percent of Sleetmute 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

Thirty seven percent of Sleetmute residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty nine 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. Forty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Forty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Forty three percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Sleetmute residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty four percent of people living in Sleetmute have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine 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 7.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 19 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Sleetmute 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. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Sleetmute have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Sixteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Sleetmute were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 30 women. He has vaginal sex with 19 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 0.6 men on average. People in Sleetmute were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Thirteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Sleetmute has vaginal or anal sex 55 times a year. Twenty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Sleetmute 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Sleetmute residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty eight percent of Sleetmute residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen percent of Sleetmute 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. Twenty eight 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. Fourteen 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 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Sleetmute 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". Forty three 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. Twenty two percent of people living in Sleetmute have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Five percent have coronary heart disease. Six percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. One percent have ever had emphysema. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty three percent of births in Sleetmute were vaginal deliveries. Seventeen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty one percent of women in Sleetmute have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Forty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Sleetmute report their general health condition on average at 46 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Sleetmute residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Sleetmute are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Sleetmute spend $369 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Sleetmute spends $85 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $130 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $28 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Sleetmute report their general condition of hearing on average at 74 percent. Seventy 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. Eighty four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty two percent of Sleetmute population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty seven 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. Fourteen percent of people in Sleetmute had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty one percent of Sleetmute 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 three percent of Sleetmute 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 eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven 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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