Health and Nutrition of Logan Elm Village, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty five percent of Logan Elm Village 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 two 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 one 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. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Logan Elm Village 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Logan Elm Village residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Logan Elm Village residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty four percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty eight percent of Logan Elm Village residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Fifteen percent of people living in Logan Elm Village have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty five 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

Logan Elm Village 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

Five percent of Logan Elm Village 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. Five 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

Sixty seven percent of people living in Logan Elm Village 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 Logan Elm Village 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. Forty six percent of people in Logan Elm Village frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty three 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 Logan Elm Village use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty three percent of Logan Elm Village residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty four percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fourteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fourteen 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Logan Elm Village residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Forty nine percent of people living in Logan Elm Village have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirty two percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average. They have 3.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 12 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Logan Elm Village residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Forty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Eighteen percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Logan Elm Village have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Logan Elm Village were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 15 women. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.5 men on average. They have had 0.7 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Logan Elm Village were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Logan Elm Village has vaginal or anal sex 46 times a year. Twenty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Logan Elm Village 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Logan Elm Village use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Four percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Logan Elm Village residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty seven percent of Logan Elm Village residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seven percent of Logan Elm Village 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 four 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eleven 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 seven 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Logan Elm Village residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six 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. Twenty eight percent are overweight. Seventeen 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. Ten percent of people living in Logan Elm Village have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. 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. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Nine percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty seven percent of births in Logan Elm Village were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighteen percent of women in Logan Elm Village have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seven 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 Logan Elm Village report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 31 percent of Logan Elm Village residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Logan Elm Village are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Logan Elm Village spend $370 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Logan Elm Village spends $91 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $97 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Logan Elm Village report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty seven 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. Eleven percent of Logan Elm Village population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty two 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

Thirty seven percent of Logan Elm Village residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Eighteen percent of Logan Elm Village 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 one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Thirteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twelve percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Fourteen 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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