Health and Nutrition of Portis, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty five percent of Portis residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place.

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Oral Health

The average Portis 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). Nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Portis residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 58 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 19 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Portis residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 172 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Sixty three percent of people living here are obese. Seventy two percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Portis 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 Portis 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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

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Prescription Medications

Portis residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty seven percent of people living in Portis have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Portis 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. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty one percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Portis were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People in Portis were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Portis use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Eight percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty nine percent of Portis residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nineteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eight 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 five 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Portis residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty nine percent are overweight. Twelve 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 eight percent of people living in Portis have ever received a blood transfusion. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Twenty one percent have another thyroid problem. Twelve percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Portis were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty one percent of women in Portis have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventeen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty eight 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 Portis report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 14 percent of Portis residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Sixteen percent of people living in Portis are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Portis spend $351 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 Portis spends $52 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $63 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Portis report their general condition of hearing on average at 72 percent. Eighty four 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty two percent of Portis population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty five percent of Portis 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. Forty one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty two percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Thirteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seventeen 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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