Health and Nutrition of West Middletown, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of West Middletown residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average West Middletown 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). Nineteen 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). West Middletown residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 17 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of West Middletown residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 171 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Sixty five percent have ever been obese. Twenty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of West Middletown residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Sixteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty nine percent of people living in West Middletown have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

West Middletown 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

Ten percent of West Middletown 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty six 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. Eleven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty five percent of people living in West Middletown have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty four percent of people in West Middletown frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty 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 percent of people living in West Middletown use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

West Middletown residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy percent of people living in West Middletown 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 3.7 days per month on average. They have 6.7 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 six percent of West Middletown 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. Sixty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in West Middletown were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 31 women. He has vaginal 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 1.4 men on average. People in West Middletown were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty five percent of households in West Middletown 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

West Middletown residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty four percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty five percent of West Middletown residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of West Middletown 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 two 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. 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. Thirty 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 0.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of West Middletown residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five 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. Thirty nine percent are overweight. Twenty one 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 one percent of people living in West Middletown have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have ever been told they had gout. Five percent have congestive heart failure. Eight percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Eleven percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Fourteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy two percent of births in West Middletown were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty percent of women in West Middletown have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ten percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirteen 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 West Middletown report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 27 percent of West Middletown residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in West Middletown are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in West Middletown spend $346 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 27 percent of their income. The average family in West Middletown spends $90 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $63 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in West Middletown report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 percent. Ninety 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty percent of West Middletown population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty nine 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 West Middletown had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fifty three percent of West Middletown residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty two percent of West Middletown 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. Seventeen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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