Health and Nutrition of Melcher-Dallas, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty four percent of Melcher-Dallas residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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. 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 Melcher-Dallas 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Melcher-Dallas residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 54 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Melcher-Dallas residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 211 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 33. Fifty four percent of people living here are obese. Fifty six percent have ever been obese. Forty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Melcher-Dallas residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Forty eight 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

Melcher-Dallas 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

Sixteen percent of Melcher-Dallas 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. Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty two percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Ninety seven percent of people living in Melcher-Dallas are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixty four percent of people living in Melcher-Dallas have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifty six percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Ninety percent of people in Melcher-Dallas frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty 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

Eighty eight percent of people living in Melcher-Dallas use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eleven percent of Melcher-Dallas residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixteen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty four percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Melcher-Dallas residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy one percent of people living in Melcher-Dallas have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty 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 3.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 20 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Melcher-Dallas residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Melcher-Dallas have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Melcher-Dallas 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 13 women. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Melcher-Dallas were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Melcher-Dallas has vaginal or anal sex 60 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Melcher-Dallas 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 13 men on average. They have had 13 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Fourteen percent of households in Melcher-Dallas use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Melcher-Dallas residents 16 years and older usually get eight hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Eleven percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty nine percent of Melcher-Dallas residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty nine 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. Fourteen 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. Seventy five 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 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 2.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty three percent are overweight. Twenty 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. Thirteen percent of people living in Melcher-Dallas have ever received a blood transfusion. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have ever had emphysema. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Melcher-Dallas were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Hundred percent of women breastfeed their children. Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fifty 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 Melcher-Dallas report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Melcher-Dallas residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Melcher-Dallas are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Melcher-Dallas spend $490 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Melcher-Dallas spends $126 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $111 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Melcher-Dallas report their general condition of hearing on average at 72 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 three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen percent of Melcher-Dallas population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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 Melcher-Dallas had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Ten percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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