Health and Nutrition of Brownington, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty seven percent of Brownington residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 11 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.

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Oral Health

The average Brownington 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). Brownington residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 33 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 13 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Brownington residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 153 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Sixty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Brownington 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

Thirty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirty three percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Hundred percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Hundred percent of people living in Brownington are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty seven percent of people in Brownington frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Mental Health

Sixty seven percent of Brownington residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Sixty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Hundred percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating.

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Prescription Medications

Brownington residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Brownington have at least one alcoholic drink per month. They have 2.7 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Brownington residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Brownington were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Brownington were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eighteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Brownington has vaginal or anal sex 62 times a year. Females in Brownington 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty seven percent of Brownington residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

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. Sixty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixty 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 0.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty eight percent of births in Brownington were vaginal deliveries. Forty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Brownington report their general health condition on average at 25 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Brownington spend $383 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 14 percent of their income. The average family in Brownington spends $162 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $157 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Brownington report their general condition of hearing on average at 73 percent. Sixty seven 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. Sixty 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirty three percent of Brownington 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. Thirty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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