Health and Nutrition of Woodbury, KY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Woodbury 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 three 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.

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Oral Health

The average Woodbury 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). Eleven 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). Woodbury residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Woodbury residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 173 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty eight percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty four percent of Woodbury residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen 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

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Woodbury 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

Seven percent of Woodbury 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty seven percent of people living in Woodbury are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people living in Woodbury 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. Forty one percent of people in Woodbury frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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 seven percent of people living in Woodbury use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty seven percent of Woodbury residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty four 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. Sixteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twelve 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Woodbury residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy two percent of people living in Woodbury have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.6 days per month on average. They have 3.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Woodbury 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 four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Woodbury have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Woodbury were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 40 women. He has vaginal sex with 37 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 six women. People in Woodbury were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Woodbury has vaginal or anal sex 58 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Thirteen percent of households in Woodbury 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty three percent of Woodbury residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nineteen percent of Woodbury 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 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 eight 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. 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 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty seven percent are overweight. Nine percent of people living in Woodbury have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty seven percent of births in Woodbury were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 94.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Woodbury 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). Seventy two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eleven 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 Woodbury report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Woodbury residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Woodbury are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Woodbury spend $476 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 26 percent of their income. The average family in Woodbury spends $113 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $168 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Woodbury report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Eighty eight 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 four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fourteen percent of Woodbury 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. Six percent of people in Woodbury had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Woodbury 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. Ten percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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