Health and Nutrition of Walnut Hill, TN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty percent of Walnut Hill residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Walnut Hill 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. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Walnut Hill residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 56 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Walnut Hill residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 178 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty five percent of people living here are obese. Thirty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty seven percent of Walnut Hill residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty five percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eleven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Walnut Hill have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Walnut Hill 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

Thirteen percent of Walnut Hill 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy eight percent of people living in Walnut Hill are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Walnut Hill have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty three percent of people in Walnut Hill frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fifteen 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

Thirty one percent of people living in Walnut Hill use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twelve 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. Eleven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Walnut Hill residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy two percent of people living in Walnut Hill have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty one percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.4 days per month on average. They have 7.1 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 seven percent of Walnut Hill residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Walnut Hill have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Walnut Hill were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 29 women. He has vaginal sex with 27 women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on eight women. People in Walnut Hill were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Walnut Hill has vaginal or anal sex 83 times a year. Forty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Walnut Hill 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty seven percent of Walnut Hill residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty two percent of Walnut Hill 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. Forty 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. Fifty 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 three 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

Thirteen percent are overweight. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Five percent have coronary heart disease. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Forty four percent of births in Walnut Hill were vaginal deliveries. Fifty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety two percent of women breastfeed their children. Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Walnut Hill report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Walnut Hill residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twelve percent of people living in Walnut Hill are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Walnut Hill spend $405 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Walnut Hill spends $97 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $205 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Walnut Hill report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 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. Ninety nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Walnut Hill population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Twenty two percent of people in Walnut Hill had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fourteen percent of Walnut Hill residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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