Health and Nutrition of Whitesville, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty five percent of Whitesville 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. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place.

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Oral Health

The average Whitesville 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). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Whitesville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Whitesville residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 181 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty four percent of people living here are obese. Sixty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Whitesville 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

Twelve percent of Whitesville 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. Six 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. Twenty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixty five percent of people living in Whitesville have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy eight percent of people in Whitesville frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty eight 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

Thirty one percent of Whitesville residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty two 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. Nine 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. Twelve percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Whitesville residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty nine percent of people living in Whitesville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty two percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average. They have 5.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 23 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety two percent of Whitesville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Whitesville 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 15 women. People in Whitesville were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty four percent of Whitesville residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Nine 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 one 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 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". 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 five percent are overweight. Eighteen 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 five percent of people living in Whitesville have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Five percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Nine percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Ten percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Thirteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty one percent of births in Whitesville were vaginal deliveries. Nineteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty six percent of women in Whitesville have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventeen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty four 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 Whitesville report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 25 percent of Whitesville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eleven percent of people living in Whitesville are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Whitesville spend $376 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Whitesville spends $75 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $75 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $13 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Whitesville report their general condition of hearing on average at 72 percent. Seventy two 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 eight percent of Whitesville population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Ten percent of people in Whitesville had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty two percent of Whitesville 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 seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twelve 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. Twelve 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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