Health and Nutrition of Brush Creek, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty seven percent of Brush Creek residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 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. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Brush Creek 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). Twenty one percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Brush Creek residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 two 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 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Brush Creek residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Thirty six percent have ever been obese. Forty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty one percent of Brush Creek residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nineteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Fifteen percent of people living in Brush Creek have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Brush 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

Seventeen percent of Brush 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. Fifty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty eight percent of people living in Brush Creek are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty six percent of people in Brush Creek frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nine 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

Forty two percent of people living in Brush Creek use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eighteen percent of Brush Creek residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eighteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Brush Creek residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety five percent of people living in Brush Creek have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five 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 2.8 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Brush Creek residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in Brush Creek have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety two percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex. Seventeen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Brush Creek 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 11 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 5.0 men on average. They have had 0.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Brush Creek were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Brush Creek has vaginal or anal sex 23 times a year. Sixty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Brush Creek 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty seven percent of households in Brush Creek use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty percent of Brush Creek residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Brush 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. Thirty 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 two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty three 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 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 seven 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Brush Creek residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty three percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Brush Creek have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fourteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eleven percent have ever been told they had gout. Nine percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Brush Creek were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Brush Creek have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eight percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Ninety two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nineteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seventeen 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 Brush Creek report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 34 percent of Brush Creek residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Thirteen percent of people living in Brush Creek are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Brush Creek spend $400 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Brush Creek spends $195 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $248 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $33 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Brush Creek report their general condition of hearing on average at 89 percent. Ninety five 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. Sixteen percent of Brush Creek population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty eight 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. Eleven percent of people in Brush Creek had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty four percent of Brush 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

Eighteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eight percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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