Health and Nutrition of Malta Bend, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Malta Bend residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 28 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. They get two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "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 Malta Bend 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). Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Malta Bend residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 21 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 14 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Malta Bend residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 163 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Thirty six percent have ever been obese. Twenty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty two percent of Malta Bend residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Sixty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Sixty nine 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

Malta Bend 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

Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Thirty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed.

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Health Insurance

Ninety percent of people living in Malta Bend are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty percent of people living in Malta Bend have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Eighty three percent of people in Malta Bend frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty percent of people living in Malta Bend use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifteen percent of Malta Bend residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Sixty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifty six percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Malta Bend residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in Malta Bend have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.7 days per month on average. They have 2.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Malta Bend residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Sixteen percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Malta Bend were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 28 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Malta Bend were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on five men in their lifetime. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. Twenty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Malta Bend 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 14 men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty percent of Malta Bend residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen 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. Fourteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixty nine 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 three 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Malta Bend residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Seventy five percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Malta Bend have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen 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 angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty three percent of births in Malta Bend were vaginal deliveries. Thirty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Twenty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Malta Bend have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Malta Bend report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 81 percent of Malta Bend residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Malta Bend spend $217 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Malta Bend spends $68 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $75 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $13 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

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

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Malta Bend 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. Fourteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Five 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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