Health and Nutrition of Irondale, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Irondale residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Irondale 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). Fourteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Irondale residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Irondale residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty eight percent of Irondale residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eleven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Irondale 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

Sixty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty five percent of people living in Irondale are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people living in Irondale have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty four percent of people in Irondale frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nine 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 seven percent of people living in Irondale use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Irondale residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty four percent of people living in Irondale have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty four 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 2.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety four percent of Irondale residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Irondale have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Irondale were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 24 women. He has vaginal sex with 22 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Irondale 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. Twenty six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Irondale has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Irondale 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had nine male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Ninety four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Irondale 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty one percent of Irondale residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Irondale 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 seven 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eighteen 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 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 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

Eight percent of Irondale residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty seven percent are overweight. Twenty seven 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. Five percent of people living in Irondale have ever received a blood transfusion. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Six percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty seven percent of births in Irondale were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Irondale have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fifty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Irondale report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 48 percent of Irondale residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Irondale are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Irondale spend $384 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 29 percent of their income. The average family in Irondale spends $83 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $123 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $28 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Irondale report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty four 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. Thirteen percent of people in Irondale had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty one percent of Irondale residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

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