Health and Nutrition of Adelphi, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Twenty three percent of Adelphi residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 11 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 five 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 four 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 five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Adelphi 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 eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Adelphi 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 one days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of six days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Adelphi residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 144 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty one percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Twenty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty one percent of Adelphi residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twenty eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Four percent of people living in Adelphi have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Adelphi 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

Seventy eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty percent of people living in Adelphi are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty eight percent of people living in Adelphi have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure).

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Dermatology

Thirty eight percent of people living in Adelphi use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Forty four percent of Adelphi residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventy percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Seventy five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Eighty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventy percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down.

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Prescription Medications

Adelphi residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in Adelphi have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.3 days per month on average. They have 5.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Adelphi residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Adelphi were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Adelphi were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Fourteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Adelphi has vaginal or anal sex 52 times a year. Twenty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Adelphi 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 1.0 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Adelphi residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty seven percent of Adelphi residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seven percent of Adelphi 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. Seventeen 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. Nine 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 three 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Adelphi 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 five percent are overweight. Twenty eight percent of people living in Adelphi have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy one percent of births in Adelphi were vaginal deliveries. Twenty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty eight percent of women in Adelphi have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Adelphi report their general health condition on average at 42 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 52 percent of Adelphi residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Adelphi are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Adelphi spend $430 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Adelphi spends $78 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $183 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Adelphi report their general condition of hearing on average at 71 percent. Sixty eight 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 three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty nine percent of Adelphi population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Six percent of people in Adelphi had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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

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