Health and Nutrition of Gilbert Creek, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Gilbert Creek 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 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. They get one 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Gilbert Creek resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Nineteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Gilbert Creek residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Gilbert Creek residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 179 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Sixty three percent of people living here are obese. Seventy one percent have ever been obese. Forty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy four percent of Gilbert Creek residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty one 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

Eight percent of people living in Gilbert Creek have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Gilbert Creek 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

Nineteen percent of Gilbert Creek 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. Eighty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty eight percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirty three percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty five percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Sixty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty six percent of people living in Gilbert Creek are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people living in Gilbert Creek have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty four percent of people in Gilbert Creek frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty six 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

Sixty two percent of people living in Gilbert Creek use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Gilbert Creek residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty three percent of people living in Gilbert Creek have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirty percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 5.1 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Gilbert Creek 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. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Gilbert Creek 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. Sixty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty five percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Gilbert Creek 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 22 women. He has vaginal sex with 15 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Gilbert Creek were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Gilbert Creek has vaginal or anal sex 50 times a year. Sixty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Gilbert Creek 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 11 men on average. They have had 10 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty eight percent of households in Gilbert Creek 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

Gilbert Creek residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty eight percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty seven percent of Gilbert Creek residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Gilbert Creek 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. Forty 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. Thirty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty four 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 seven 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 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

Twenty six percent of Gilbert Creek residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. 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 six percent are overweight. Twenty two 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 nine percent of people living in Gilbert Creek have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty seven percent of births in Gilbert Creek were vaginal deliveries. Thirteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty two percent of women in Gilbert Creek have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fifteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirty 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 Gilbert Creek report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Gilbert Creek residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Gilbert Creek spend $413 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 53 percent of their income. The average family in Gilbert Creek spends $71 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $81 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Gilbert Creek report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 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. Hundred 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. Fifteen percent of people in Gilbert Creek had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty one percent of Gilbert Creek 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 Gilbert Creek 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. Seventeen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Thirteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eighteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eight 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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