Health and Nutrition of Ryan, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty four percent of Ryan residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 32 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 two "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 Ryan 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). Nineteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Ryan residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 four days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Ryan residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 136 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Forty five percent of people living here are obese. Seventy four percent have ever been obese. Twenty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty five percent of Ryan residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty six 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. One percent have ever used heroin. Twenty seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seventy nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Ryan 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

Six percent of Ryan 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 two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Sixteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty four percent of people in Ryan frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty three percent of people living in Ryan use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Ryan residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty five percent of people living in Ryan 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 2.7 days per month on average. They have 2.4 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Ryan 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. Fifty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Ryan were 18 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 Ryan were 20 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. Three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Ryan has vaginal or anal sex 51 times a year. Twenty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Ryan 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 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

Ryan residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twelve percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Seventy five percent of Ryan residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty three percent of Ryan 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. Forty 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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 four 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 four 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

Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Fifty percent are overweight. Thirty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty percent of births in Ryan were vaginal deliveries. Fifty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Ryan have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Ryan report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 31 percent of Ryan residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Ryan spend $508 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Ryan spends $155 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $80 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Ryan report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty eight 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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Physical Functioning

Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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