Health and Nutrition of Mount Lena, MD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Mount Lena residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 one 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. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Mount Lena 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. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mount Lena residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 five 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mount Lena residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Forty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty three percent have ever been obese. Fifty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty seven percent of Mount Lena residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen 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. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Mount Lena 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 have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty seven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seventeen percent of people living in Mount Lena have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty percent of people in Mount Lena frequently check their blood cholesterol. 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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Dermatology

Forty eight percent of people living in Mount Lena use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Mount Lena residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty eight percent of people living in Mount Lena have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eighteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Mount Lena residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mount Lena were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Mount Lena were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mount Lena has vaginal or anal sex 41 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mount Lena 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Sixteen percent of households in Mount Lena use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty seven percent of Mount Lena residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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. Twenty eight 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Mount Lena residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Six percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty five percent are overweight. Eleven percent of people living in Mount Lena have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Five percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Mount Lena were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 96.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Mount Lena have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Four percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Fourteen 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 Mount Lena report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Mount Lena residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Mount Lena are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mount Lena spend $392 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 Mount Lena spends $97 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $119 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mount Lena report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Ninety 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twelve percent of Mount Lena population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Nineteen 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.

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent of Mount Lena 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. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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