Health and Nutrition of Westlake Corner, VA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Westlake Corner residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 four 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 three "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 Westlake Corner 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Westlake Corner residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Westlake Corner residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 176 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty two percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty one percent of Westlake Corner residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Five percent of people living in Westlake Corner have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Westlake Corner 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

Ten percent of Westlake Corner 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty two percent of people living in Westlake Corner are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people living in Westlake Corner have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty four percent of people in Westlake Corner frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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

Forty percent of people living in Westlake Corner use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty four percent of Westlake Corner residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight 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 two 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 three 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Westlake Corner residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty seven percent of people living in Westlake Corner have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five 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 3.5 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 nine percent of Westlake Corner residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Westlake Corner have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Westlake Corner 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 47 women. He has vaginal sex with 44 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 10 women. People in Westlake Corner were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Westlake Corner has vaginal or anal sex 84 times a year. Forty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Westlake Corner 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Westlake Corner use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty one percent of Westlake Corner residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty five percent of Westlake Corner 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. Thirty 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. Twenty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty eight 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 eight 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 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

Six percent of Westlake Corner residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four 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. Four percent of people living in Westlake Corner have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty two percent of births in Westlake Corner were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Westlake Corner report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Westlake Corner residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Westlake Corner are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Westlake Corner spend $466 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Westlake Corner spends $133 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $185 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $31 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Westlake Corner report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Eighty four 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Ten percent of Westlake Corner population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty one 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. Ten percent of people in Westlake Corner had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent of Westlake Corner 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. Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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