Health and Nutrition of Grainola, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty nine percent of Grainola 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 two 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. 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 Grainola 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). Twenty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Grainola residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 20 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Grainola residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 172 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty four percent of Grainola residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty four percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twenty percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty eight percent of people living in Grainola have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Grainola 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

Five percent of Grainola 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty two percent of people living in Grainola are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Twenty one percent of people living in Grainola use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifteen percent of Grainola residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty 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. Fifteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirty seven 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.

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Prescription Medications

Grainola residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty eight percent of people living in Grainola have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four 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 6.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 17 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Grainola residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Sixteen percent of males in Grainola have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Grainola 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 20 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 4.4 men on average. They have had 1.9 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Grainola 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. The average person in Grainola has vaginal or anal sex 68 times a year. Twenty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Grainola 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. Eighty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty three percent of Grainola residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Grainola 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. Thirty four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty seven 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. Sixty 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 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Grainola residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty percent are overweight. Forty three 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 six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy nine percent of births in Grainola were vaginal deliveries. Twenty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fifty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Grainola report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 38 percent of Grainola residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Grainola are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Grainola spend $442 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Grainola spends $130 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $138 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Grainola report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Ninety 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty percent of Grainola population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty seven 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 Grainola had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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