Health and Nutrition of Perrysburg, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty six percent of Perrysburg residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 14 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 five 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Perrysburg 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). Seventeen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Perrysburg 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Perrysburg residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 183 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Sixty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty four percent of Perrysburg residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Eleven percent of people living in Perrysburg have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Perrysburg 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

Fourteen percent of Perrysburg 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. Thirty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy one percent of people living in Perrysburg are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty six percent of people in Perrysburg frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty three percent of people living in Perrysburg use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Perrysburg residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Perrysburg have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.1 days per month on average. They have 5.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Perrysburg residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty one percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Perrysburg 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 31 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Perrysburg were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Perrysburg has vaginal or anal sex 82 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Perrysburg 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Perrysburg residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty one percent of Perrysburg residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Perrysburg 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 one 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Forty percent are overweight. Eleven percent of people living in Perrysburg have ever received a blood transfusion. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eighteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Thirty seven percent of births in Perrysburg were vaginal deliveries. Sixty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.3 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety three percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nineteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Perrysburg report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 31 percent of Perrysburg residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Perrysburg spend $406 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Perrysburg spends $142 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $94 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $24 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Perrysburg report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Eighty 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. Eighty nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eighteen percent of Perrysburg population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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 Perrysburg had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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

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