Health and Nutrition of Bridgewater, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty eight percent of Bridgewater 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 one 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.

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Oral Health

The average Bridgewater 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. Bridgewater residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bridgewater residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 201 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty seven percent of people living here are obese. Sixty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater 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. Seven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty two percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Ninety three percent of people living in Bridgewater are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Eighty percent of people in Bridgewater frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixty 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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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Bridgewater residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety one percent of people living in Bridgewater have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.7 days per month on average. They have 7.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 37 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Bridgewater residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Bridgewater have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Bridgewater 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 in Bridgewater were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty six percent of households in Bridgewater use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty percent of Bridgewater residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Bridgewater 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. Twenty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fourteen 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 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 four 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Bridgewater 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". Six percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty six 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. Twenty six percent of people living in Bridgewater have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Five percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have ever had emphysema. Nine percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twelve percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Bridgewater report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Bridgewater residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Bridgewater are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bridgewater spend $405 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 26 percent of their income. The average family in Bridgewater spends $103 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $105 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $16 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bridgewater report their general condition of hearing on average at 73 percent. Seventy 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. Eighty seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty nine percent of Bridgewater population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Thirteen percent of people in Bridgewater had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty nine percent of Bridgewater residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

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