Health and Nutrition of Lakota, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Lakota 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 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 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 Lakota 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). Thirteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lakota residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lakota residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 162 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty two percent of Lakota residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lakota 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

Five percent of Lakota 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. Fifty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

Forty nine percent of people living in Lakota are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty two percent of people in Lakota frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty three percent of people living in Lakota use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Seventy six percent of people living in Lakota have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.0 days per month on average. They have 4.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Lakota residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Fifty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Lakota 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 11 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.8 men on average. They have had 0.9 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Lakota were 19 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. Nineteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Lakota has vaginal or anal sex 54 times a year. Thirty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Lakota 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Lakota use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty eight percent of Lakota residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four percent of Lakota 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 four 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. Twenty six 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 three 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Lakota residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty three percent are overweight. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty two percent of births in Lakota were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Lakota have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Lakota report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Lakota residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Lakota are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lakota spend $447 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 31 percent of their income. The average family in Lakota spends $83 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $134 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lakota report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty six 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eleven percent of Lakota population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty three 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. Eight percent of people in Lakota had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Lakota 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. 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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